What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between IDA only and Nepal?

2.36 million number, with IDA only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Nepal?

28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.

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.

IDA only vs Nepal: Teachers in primary education, male

IDA only

2.47 million number

in 2019

Nepal

111,403 number

in 2019

IDA only rank

18th

Nepal rank

16th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

IDA only
Nepal

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 2.47 million number against 111,403 number in Nepal, a difference of 2.36 million number.

That makes IDA only's figure about 22.2 times Nepal's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 18th and Nepal ranks 16th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	732,484 number	21,469 number	711,016 number	IDA only
1980s	865,150 number	36,929 number	828,221 number	IDA only
1990s	1.11 million number	67,142 number	1.04 million number	IDA only
2000s	1.54 million number	76,721 number	1.46 million number	IDA only
2010s	2.18 million number	104,717 number	2.07 million number	IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, IDA only or Nepal?: IDA only, at 2.47 million number against 111,403 number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between IDA only and Nepal?: 2.36 million number, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Nepal?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do IDA only and Nepal rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: IDA only ranks 18th and Nepal ranks 16th of 44 groups.
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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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/