Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Jordan or Laos?

Laos, at 16,693 number against 15,510 number in Jordan as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Laos?

22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

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.

Jordan vs Laos: Teachers in primary education, male (number)

Jordan

15,510 number

in 2019

Laos

16,693 number

in 2019

Jordan rank

77th

Laos rank

75th

Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time

Jordan
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 16,693 number against 15,510 number in Jordan, a difference of 1,183 number.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 77th and Laos ranks 75th of 196 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4,681 number	7,096 number	2,415 number	Laos
1980s	5,647 number	12,177 number	6,530 number	Laos
1990s	9,001 number	13,927 number	4,926 number	Laos
2000s	13,984 number	15,906 number	1,922 number	Laos
2010s	13,274 number	17,020 number	3,746 number	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Jordan or Laos?: Laos, at 16,693 number against 15,510 number in Jordan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Jordan and Laos?: 1,183 number, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Laos?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Jordan and Laos rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Jordan ranks 77th and Laos ranks 75th 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: 30 October 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/