Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Mali or Senegal?

Mali, at 44,735 number against 43,978 number in Senegal as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?

31 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2015.

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.

Mali vs Senegal: Teachers in primary education, male

Mali

44,735 number

in 2018

Senegal

43,978 number

in 2019

Mali rank

39th

Senegal rank

40th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Mali
Senegal

How they compare

Mali currently reports 44,735 number against 43,978 number in Senegal, a difference of 757 number.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 40th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5,611 number	6,793 number	1,182 number	Senegal
1980s	6,285 number	8,375 number	2,091 number	Senegal
1990s	7,373 number	11,081 number	3,707 number	Senegal
2000s	20,036 number	25,263 number	5,227 number	Senegal
2010s	33,742 number	38,616 number	4,874 number	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Mali or Senegal?: Mali, at 44,735 number against 43,978 number in Senegal as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Mali and Senegal?: 757 number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2015.
How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Mali ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 40th 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: 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/