Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Lesotho or Qatar?

Lesotho, at 2,813 number against 2,677 number in Qatar as of 2017.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Lesotho and Qatar?

136 number, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Qatar?

41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.

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.

Lesotho vs Qatar: Teachers in primary education, male

Lesotho

2,813 number

in 2017

Qatar

2,677 number

in 2019

Lesotho rank

122nd

Qatar rank

125th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Lesotho
Qatar

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2,813 number against 2,677 number in Qatar, a difference of 136 number.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 122nd and Qatar ranks 125th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,300 number	557.62 number	742.12 number	Lesotho
1980s	1,318 number	1,032 number	286 number	Lesotho
1990s	1,503 number	1,250 number	253.38 number	Lesotho
2000s	2,213 number	998.86 number	1,214 number	Lesotho
2010s	2,697 number	1,441 number	1,256 number	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Lesotho or Qatar?: Lesotho, at 2,813 number against 2,677 number in Qatar as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Lesotho and Qatar?: 136 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Qatar?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and Qatar rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Lesotho ranks 122nd and Qatar ranks 125th 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/