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

2.36 million number, with IDA only ahead.

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

15 years are reported by both, from 1979 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 Saudi Arabia: Teachers in primary education, male

IDA only

2.47 million number

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

110,287 number

in 2019

IDA only rank

18th

Saudi Arabia rank

17th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

IDA only
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 2.47 million number against 110,287 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.36 million number.

That makes IDA only's figure about 22.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 43 groups.

IDA only has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	790,818 number	27,783 number	763,035 number	IDA only
2000s	1.72 million number	138,695 number	1.59 million number	IDA only
2010s	2.20 million number	142,452 number	2.06 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 Saudi Arabia?: IDA only, at 2.47 million number against 110,287 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between IDA only and Saudi Arabia?: 2.36 million number, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Saudi Arabia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do IDA only and Saudi Arabia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: IDA only ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 43 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: 21 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/