Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.57 million number against 134,400 number in Japan as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?

2.44 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?

33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.

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.

Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, male

Japan

134,400 number

in 2005

Sub-Saharan Africa

2.57 million number

in 2019

Japan rank

12th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

15th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Japan
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.57 million number against 134,400 number in Japan, a difference of 2.44 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 19.2 times Japan's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 196 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	179,576 number	631,838 number	452,261 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	203,163 number	965,838 number	762,675 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	172,721 number	1.11 million number	937,748 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	130,386 number	1.39 million number	1.26 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.57 million number against 134,400 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 2.44 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Japan ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th 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/