Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Lithuania or Samoa?

Lithuania, at 272 number against 232 number in Samoa as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Lithuania and Samoa?

40 number, with Lithuania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Samoa?

7 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2010.

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.

Lithuania vs Samoa: Teachers in primary education, male

Lithuania

272 number

in 2018

Samoa

232 number

in 2010

Lithuania rank

168th

Samoa rank

171st

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Lithuania
Samoa

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 272 number against 232 number in Samoa, a difference of 40 number.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Samoa ahead.

Lithuania ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 171st of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	229 number	396 number	167 number	Samoa
1990s	610 number	390 number	220 number	Lithuania
2000s	253 number	327.5 number	74.5 number	Samoa
2010s	326 number	232 number	94 number	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Lithuania or Samoa?: Lithuania, at 272 number against 232 number in Samoa as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Lithuania and Samoa?: 40 number, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Samoa?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2010.
How do Lithuania and Samoa rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Lithuania ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 171st 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/