Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Israel or Italy?

Italy, at 11,299 number against 11,079 number in Israel as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?

23 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.

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.

Israel vs Italy: Teachers in primary education, male

Israel

11,079 number

in 2018

Italy

11,299 number

in 2018

Israel rank

86th

Italy rank

85th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Israel
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 11,299 number against 11,079 number in Israel, a difference of 220 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Italy ahead.

Israel ranks 86th and Italy ranks 85th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8,397 number	41,201 number	32,804 number	Italy
1980s	7,813 number	29,983 number	22,169 number	Italy
1990s	7,430 number	21,992 number	14,563 number	Italy
2000s	8,208 number	12,797 number	4,589 number	Italy
2010s	10,727 number	10,204 number	522.58 number	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Israel or Italy?: Italy, at 11,299 number against 11,079 number in Israel as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Israel and Italy?: 220 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Israel and Italy rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Israel ranks 86th and Italy ranks 85th 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/