Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Teachers in primary education, male

Nigeria
297,374 number
in 2010
Upper middle income
3.77 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
5th
Upper middle income rank
7th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 3.77 million number against 297,374 number in Nigeria, a difference of 3.47 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 12.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 196 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 101,806 number 4.20 million number 4.10 million number Upper middle income
1980s 206,362 number 4.99 million number 4.78 million number Upper middle income
1990s 217,516 number 4.85 million number 4.64 million number Upper middle income
2000s 269,816 number 4.60 million number 4.33 million number Upper middle income
2010s 297,374 number 4.36 million number 4.06 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 3.77 million number against 297,374 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
3.47 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2010.
How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Nigeria ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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

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/