What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Japan and Uganda?

16,418 number, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uganda?

16 years are reported by both, from 1975 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 Uganda: Teachers in primary education, male

Japan

134,400 number

in 2005

Uganda

117,982 number

in 2017

Japan rank

12th

Uganda rank

14th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Japan
Uganda

How they compare

Japan currently reports 134,400 number against 117,982 number in Uganda, a difference of 16,418 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 14th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	178,348 number	22,992 number	155,355 number	Japan
1980s	205,076 number	36,961 number	168,115 number	Japan
1990s	184,379 number	59,758 number	124,620 number	Japan
2000s	130,386 number	87,844 number	42,542 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Japan or Uganda?: Japan, at 134,400 number against 117,982 number in Uganda as of 2005.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Japan and Uganda?: 16,418 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uganda?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2005.
How do Japan and Uganda rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Japan ranks 12th and Uganda ranks 14th 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: 07 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/