What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Mexico and South Asia?

2.45 million number, with South Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Asia?

25 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Mexico vs South Asia: Teachers in primary education, male

Mexico

186,272 number

in 2018

South Asia

2.64 million number

in 2019

Mexico rank

10th

South Asia rank

12th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Mexico
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 2.64 million number against 186,272 number in Mexico, a difference of 2.45 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 14.2 times Mexico's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 12th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	92,064 number	1.40 million number	1.31 million number	South Asia
1990s	206,489 number	2.32 million number	2.11 million number	South Asia
2000s	186,652 number	2.45 million number	2.26 million number	South Asia
2010s	187,957 number	2.76 million number	2.57 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Mexico or South Asia?: South Asia, at 2.64 million number against 186,272 number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Mexico and South Asia?: 2.45 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Asia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Mexico and South Asia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Mexico ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 12th 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/