Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time
- Iran
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.57 million number against 93,318 number in Iran, a difference of 2.48 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 27.6 times Iran's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 196 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,760 number | 604,023 number | 542,264 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 127,835 number | 983,877 number | 856,042 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 139,772 number | 1.12 million number | 985,000 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 140,179 number | 1.33 million number | 1.19 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 98,324 number | 2.29 million number | 2.20 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.57 million number against 93,318 number in Iran as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.48 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
- Iran ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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
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/