Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, South Korea or Syria?

South Korea, at 37,017 number against 35,523 number in Syria as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between South Korea and Syria?

1,494 number, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Syria?

32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.

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.

South Korea vs Syria: Teachers in primary education, male (number)

South Korea

37,017 number

in 2018

Syria

35,523 number

in 2002

South Korea rank

51st

Syria rank

54th

Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time

South Korea
Syria

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 37,017 number against 35,523 number in Syria, a difference of 1,494 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 51st and Syria ranks 54th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	71,983 number	19,369 number	52,614 number	South Korea
1980s	73,180 number	28,547 number	44,633 number	South Korea
1990s	58,456 number	38,308 number	20,148 number	South Korea
2000s	36,843 number	36,556 number	286.67 number	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, South Korea or Syria?: South Korea, at 37,017 number against 35,523 number in Syria as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between South Korea and Syria?: 1,494 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Syria?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do South Korea and Syria rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: South Korea ranks 51st and Syria ranks 54th 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/