Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Malawi or Poland?

Poland, at 48,155 number against 45,877 number in Malawi as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Malawi and Poland?

2,278 number, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Poland?

10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.

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.

Malawi vs Poland: Teachers in primary education, male

Malawi

45,877 number

in 2019

Poland

48,155 number

in 2018

Malawi rank

37th

Poland rank

36th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Malawi
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 48,155 number against 45,877 number in Malawi, a difference of 2,278 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Poland ahead.

Malawi ranks 37th and Poland ranks 36th of 196 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Poland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24,328 number	38,084 number	13,756 number	Poland
2010s	32,593 number	35,019 number	2,426 number	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Malawi or Poland?: Poland, at 48,155 number against 45,877 number in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Malawi and Poland?: 2,278 number, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Poland?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Poland rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Malawi ranks 37th and Poland ranks 36th 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/