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

South Asia, at 2.64 million number against 132,622 number in Kenya as of 2019.

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

2.51 million number, with South Asia ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 1998 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 South Asia: Teachers in primary education, male

Kenya

132,622 number

in 2015

South Asia

2.64 million number

in 2019

Kenya rank

13th

South Asia rank

12th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Kenya
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 2.64 million number against 132,622 number in Kenya, a difference of 2.51 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 19.9 times Kenya's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 12th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	92,252 number	2.30 million number	2.21 million number	South Asia
2000s	86,176 number	2.45 million number	2.37 million number	South Asia
2010s	113,612 number	2.82 million number	2.71 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Kenya or South Asia?: South Asia, at 2.64 million number against 132,622 number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Kenya and South Asia?: 2.51 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Asia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Kenya and South Asia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Kenya ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 12th 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/