Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Mauritania or Somalia?

Mauritania, at 10,737 number against 10,731 number in Somalia as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Mauritania and Somalia?

6 number, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?

6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.

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.

Mauritania vs Somalia: Teachers in primary education, male

Mauritania

10,737 number

in 2019

Somalia

10,731 number

in 2007

Mauritania rank

87th

Somalia rank

88th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Mauritania
Somalia

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 10,737 number against 10,731 number in Somalia, a difference of 6 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 87th and Somalia ranks 88th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,535 number	4,633 number	3,098 number	Somalia
1980s	1,723 number	6,184 number	4,461 number	Somalia
2000s	7,440 number	10,731 number	3,291 number	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Mauritania or Somalia?: Mauritania, at 10,737 number against 10,731 number in Somalia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Mauritania and Somalia?: 6 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Mauritania ranks 87th and Somalia ranks 88th 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: 21 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/