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

Togo, at 33,705 number against 31,186 number in Niger as of 2019.

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

44 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 Togo: Teachers in primary education, male

Niger

31,186 number

in 2019

Togo

33,705 number

in 2019

Niger rank

58th

Togo rank

55th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Niger
Togo

How they compare

Togo currently reports 33,705 number against 31,186 number in Niger, a difference of 2,519 number.

That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Togo ahead.

Niger ranks 58th and Togo ranks 55th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Togo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,368 number	4,755 number	2,387 number	Togo
1980s	4,413 number	7,829 number	3,416 number	Togo
1990s	7,099 number	13,333 number	6,234 number	Togo
2000s	15,124 number	23,678 number	8,554 number	Togo
2010s	31,322 number	29,774 number	1,547 number	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Niger or Togo?: Togo, at 33,705 number against 31,186 number in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Niger and Togo?: 2,519 number, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Togo?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Niger and Togo rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Niger ranks 58th and Togo ranks 55th 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

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/