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

Zimbabwe, at 32,430 number against 31,186 number in Niger as of 2013.

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

1,244 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.

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 Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, male

Niger

31,186 number

in 2019

Zimbabwe

32,430 number

in 2013

Niger rank

58th

Zimbabwe rank

57th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Niger
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 32,430 number against 31,186 number in Niger, a difference of 1,244 number.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 58th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 196 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,449 number	13,666 number	11,216 number	Zimbabwe
1980s	4,523 number	30,891 number	26,368 number	Zimbabwe
1990s	6,820 number	34,797 number	27,977 number	Zimbabwe
2000s	11,496 number	32,467 number	20,971 number	Zimbabwe
2010s	30,112 number	33,030 number	2,918 number	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Niger or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 32,430 number against 31,186 number in Niger as of 2013.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Niger and Zimbabwe?: 1,244 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zimbabwe?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.
How do Niger and Zimbabwe rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Niger ranks 58th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th 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/