Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Malta or Suriname?

Malta, at 281.92 number against 255 number in Suriname as of 2017.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Malta and Suriname?

26.92 number, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?

19 years are reported by both, from 1974 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.

Malta vs Suriname: Teachers in primary education, male

Malta

281.92 number

in 2017

Suriname

255 number

in 2019

Malta rank

167th

Suriname rank

169th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Malta
Suriname

How they compare

Malta currently reports 281.92 number against 255 number in Suriname, a difference of 26.92 number.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Suriname ahead.

Malta ranks 167th and Suriname ranks 169th of 196 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1970s	514.33 number	957.33 number	443 number	Suriname
1990s	259.5 number	441.5 number	182 number	Suriname
2000s	219.33 number	403.67 number	184.33 number	Suriname
2010s	286.51 number	295.83 number	9.32 number	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Malta or Suriname?: Malta, at 281.92 number against 255 number in Suriname as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Malta and Suriname?: 26.92 number, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Malta ranks 167th and Suriname ranks 169th 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/