Iran vs Vietnam: Teachers in primary education, male (number)

Iran
93,318 number
in 2017
Vietnam
87,225 number
in 2019
Iran rank
21st
Vietnam rank
24th

Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time

  • Iran
  • Vietnam
50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k197119952019

How they compare

Iran currently reports 93,318 number against 87,225 number in Vietnam, a difference of 6,093 number.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

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

Iran ranks 21st and Vietnam ranks 24th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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