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

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

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

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 Viet Nam: Teachers in primary education, male

Iraq

89,470 number

in 2007

Viet Nam

87,225 number

in 2019

Iraq rank

23rd

Viet Nam rank

24th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Iraq
Viet Nam

How they compare

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

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

Iraq ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 24th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Iraq or Viet Nam?: Iraq, at 89,470 number against 87,225 number in Viet Nam as of 2007.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Iraq and Viet Nam?: 2,245 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Viet Nam?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Viet Nam rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Iraq ranks 23rd 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: 21 August 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/