Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Kenya or Mexico?

Mexico, at 186,272 number against 132,622 number in Kenya as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Kenya and Mexico?

53,650 number, with Mexico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mexico?

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

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.

Kenya vs Mexico: Teachers in primary education, male

Kenya

132,622 number

in 2015

Mexico

186,272 number

in 2018

Kenya rank

13th

Mexico rank

10th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Kenya
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 186,272 number against 132,622 number in Kenya, a difference of 53,650 number.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	86,104 number	206,489 number	120,385 number	Mexico
2000s	86,176 number	184,834 number	98,658 number	Mexico
2010s	113,612 number	189,414 number	75,802 number	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Kenya or Mexico?: Mexico, at 186,272 number against 132,622 number in Kenya as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Kenya and Mexico?: 53,650 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mexico?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Kenya and Mexico rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Kenya ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 10th 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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About this data

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/