Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Iraq or Vietnam?

Iraq, at 89,470 number against 87,225 number in Vietnam as of 2007.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Vietnam?

14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2007.

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.

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

Iraq

89,470 number

in 2007

Vietnam

87,225 number

in 2019

Iraq rank

23rd

Vietnam rank

24th

Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time

Iraq
Vietnam

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 89,470 number against 87,225 number in Vietnam, a difference of 2,245 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Vietnam ahead.

Iraq ranks 23rd and Vietnam ranks 24th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1970s	45,348 number	89,772 number	44,424 number	Vietnam
1980s	45,146 number	71,050 number	25,904 number	Vietnam
1990s	39,884 number	70,460 number	30,576 number	Vietnam
2000s	64,116 number	77,469 number	13,353 number	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Iraq or Vietnam?: Iraq, at 89,470 number against 87,225 number in Vietnam as of 2007.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Iraq and Vietnam?: 2,245 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Vietnam?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Vietnam rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Iraq ranks 23rd 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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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: 30 October 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/