Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?

Paraguay, at 9,999 number against 9,643 number in Sri Lanka as of 2012.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?

356 number, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?

5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.

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.

Paraguay vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, male

Paraguay

9,999 number

in 2012

Sri Lanka

9,643 number

in 2018

Paraguay rank

90th

Sri Lanka rank

92nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Paraguay
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 9,999 number against 9,643 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 356 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14,698 number	13,720 number	978 number	Paraguay
2000s	9,498 number	14,847 number	5,349 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	9,999 number	9,799 number	200 number	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?: Paraguay, at 9,999 number against 9,643 number in Sri Lanka as of 2012.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?: 356 number, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
How do Paraguay and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Paraguay ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd 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: 21 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/