What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between IDA total and Mexico?

3.22 million number, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Mexico?

25 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.

IDA total vs Mexico: Teachers in primary education, male

IDA total

3.41 million number

in 2019

Mexico

186,272 number

in 2018

IDA total rank

9th

Mexico rank

10th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

IDA total
Mexico

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 3.41 million number against 186,272 number in Mexico, a difference of 3.22 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 18.3 times Mexico's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 10th of 44 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	921,574 number	92,064 number	829,510 number	IDA total
1990s	1.93 million number	206,489 number	1.72 million number	IDA total
2000s	2.24 million number	186,652 number	2.06 million number	IDA total
2010s	3.01 million number	187,957 number	2.82 million number	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, IDA total or Mexico?: IDA total, at 3.41 million number against 186,272 number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between IDA total and Mexico?: 3.22 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Mexico?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do IDA total and Mexico rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: IDA total ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 10th 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/