Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Greece or Rwanda?

Greece, at 19,892 number against 19,534 number in Rwanda as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Rwanda?

33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Rwanda: Teachers in primary education, male

Greece

19,892 number

in 2018

Rwanda

19,534 number

in 2019

Greece rank

69th

Rwanda rank

70th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Greece
Rwanda

How they compare

Greece currently reports 19,892 number against 19,534 number in Rwanda, a difference of 358 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 69th and Rwanda ranks 70th of 196 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15,736 number	5,618 number	10,118 number	Greece
1980s	19,468 number	8,111 number	11,356 number	Greece
1990s	20,631 number	10,190 number	10,442 number	Greece
2000s	21,818 number	13,742 number	8,075 number	Greece
2010s	20,075 number	19,459 number	615.57 number	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Greece or Rwanda?: Greece, at 19,892 number against 19,534 number in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Greece and Rwanda?: 358 number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Rwanda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Greece and Rwanda rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Greece ranks 69th and Rwanda ranks 70th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/