Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Niger or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 33,454 number against 31,186 number in Niger as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Niger and Sierra Leone?

2,268 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?

17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.

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.

Niger vs Sierra Leone: Teachers in primary education, male

Niger

31,186 number

in 2019

Sierra Leone

33,454 number

in 2019

Niger rank

58th

Sierra Leone rank

56th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Niger
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 33,454 number against 31,186 number in Niger, a difference of 2,268 number.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Niger ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 56th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,545 number	4,936 number	2,390 number	Sierra Leone
1980s	4,634 number	8,943 number	4,310 number	Sierra Leone
2000s	10,485 number	9,167 number	1,318 number	Niger
2010s	31,923 number	29,498 number	2,425 number	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Niger or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 33,454 number against 31,186 number in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Niger and Sierra Leone?: 2,268 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Niger ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 56th 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/