Madagascar vs South Africa: Teachers in primary education, male

Madagascar
59,537 number
in 2019
South Africa
52,784 number
in 2015
Madagascar rank
32nd
South Africa rank
34th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Madagascar
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197119952019

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 59,537 number against 52,784 number in South Africa, a difference of 6,753 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Madagascar ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 34th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 17,926 number 65,576 number 47,651 number South Africa
2000s 27,877 number 50,204 number 22,327 number South Africa
2010s 47,948 number 48,541 number 593.17 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Madagascar or South Africa?
Madagascar, at 59,537 number against 52,784 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Madagascar and South Africa?
6,753 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.
How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Madagascar ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 34th 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

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/