Nepal vs South Asia: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time
- Nepal
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 2.64 million number against 111,403 number in Nepal, a difference of 2.53 million number.
That makes South Asia's figure about 23.7 times Nepal's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 13th of 196 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,469 number | 1.51 million number | 1.49 million number | South Asia |
| 1980s | 36,929 number | 1.70 million number | 1.66 million number | South Asia |
| 1990s | 67,142 number | 2.15 million number | 2.08 million number | South Asia |
| 2000s | 76,721 number | 2.44 million number | 2.36 million number | South Asia |
| 2010s | 104,717 number | 2.77 million number | 2.66 million number | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Nepal or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 2.64 million number against 111,403 number in Nepal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Nepal and South Asia?
- 2.53 million number, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Asia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
- How do Nepal and South Asia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
- Nepal ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 13th 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
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/