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

Israel, at 11,079 number against 10,731 number in Somalia as of 2018.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

Israel vs Somalia: Teachers in primary education, male

Israel

11,079 number

in 2018

Somalia

10,731 number

in 2007

Israel rank

86th

Somalia rank

88th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Israel
Somalia

How they compare

Israel currently reports 11,079 number against 10,731 number in Somalia, a difference of 348 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 86th and Somalia ranks 88th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8,397 number	5,896 number	2,500 number	Israel
1980s	9,185 number	6,184 number	3,001 number	Israel
2000s	8,912 number	10,731 number	1,819 number	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Israel or Somalia?: Israel, at 11,079 number against 10,731 number in Somalia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Israel and Somalia?: 348 number, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Somalia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2007.
How do Israel and Somalia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Israel ranks 86th and Somalia ranks 88th 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/