India vs World: Teachers in primary education, male

India
1.98 million number
in 2019
World
10.82 million number
in 2019
India rank
1st
World rank
1st

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • India
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 10.82 million number against 1.98 million number in India, a difference of 8.84 million number.

That makes World's figure about 5.5 times India's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India World Difference Ahead
1970s 1.11 million number 7.43 million number 6.32 million number World
1990s 1.79 million number 10.06 million number 8.27 million number World
2000s 1.79 million number 10.08 million number 8.29 million number World
2010s 2.14 million number 11.02 million number 8.87 million number World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, India or World?
World, at 10.82 million number against 1.98 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between India and World?
8.84 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and World?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do India and World rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
India ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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

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/