Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Viet Nam: Teachers in primary education, male

Iran, Islamic Republic of
93,318 number
in 2017
Viet Nam
87,225 number
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
21st
Viet Nam rank
24th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Viet Nam
50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k197119952019

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 93,318 number against 87,225 number in Viet Nam, a difference of 6,093 number.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 21st and Viet Nam ranks 24th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 68,320 number 93,236 number 24,916 number Viet Nam
1980s 147,789 number 68,079 number 79,710 number Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 142,664 number 70,506 number 72,159 number Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 140,179 number 77,690 number 62,489 number Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 99,576 number 90,902 number 8,674 number Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Viet Nam?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 93,318 number against 87,225 number in Viet Nam as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Viet Nam?
6,093 number, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Viet Nam?
16 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Viet Nam rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 21st and Viet Nam ranks 24th 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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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/