Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Poland or South Africa?

South Africa, at 52,784 number against 48,155 number in Poland as of 2015.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Poland and South Africa?

4,629 number, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and South Africa?

13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.

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.

Poland vs South Africa: Teachers in primary education, male

Poland

48,155 number

in 2018

South Africa

52,784 number

in 2015

Poland rank

36th

South Africa rank

34th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Poland
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 52,784 number against 48,155 number in Poland, a difference of 4,629 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 34th of 196 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38,700 number	50,938 number	12,238 number	South Africa
2010s	32,830 number	48,541 number	15,711 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Poland or South Africa?: South Africa, at 52,784 number against 48,155 number in Poland as of 2015.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Poland and South Africa?: 4,629 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and South Africa?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Poland and South Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Poland ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 34th 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/