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

Jordan, at 15,510 number against 13,463 number in Norway as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Jordan and Norway?

2,047 number, with Jordan ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Jordan vs Norway: Teachers in primary education, male

Jordan

15,510 number

in 2019

Norway

13,463 number

in 2018

Jordan rank

77th

Norway rank

79th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Jordan
Norway

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 15,510 number against 13,463 number in Norway, a difference of 2,047 number.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Jordan ranks 77th and Norway ranks 79th of 196 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4,066 number	8,015 number	3,948 number	Norway
2010s	12,715 number	12,761 number	46.12 number	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Jordan or Norway?: Jordan, at 15,510 number against 13,463 number in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Jordan and Norway?: 2,047 number, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Norway?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Jordan and Norway rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Jordan ranks 77th and Norway ranks 79th 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/