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

Spain, at 53,750 number against 48,155 number in Poland as of 2018.

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

5,595 number, with Spain ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

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 Spain: Teachers in primary education, male

Poland

48,155 number

in 2018

Spain

53,750 number

in 2018

Poland rank

36th

Spain rank

33rd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Poland
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 53,750 number against 48,155 number in Poland, a difference of 5,595 number.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38,700 number	53,775 number	15,075 number	Spain
2010s	34,591 number	54,279 number	19,688 number	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Poland or Spain?: Spain, at 53,750 number against 48,155 number in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Poland and Spain?: 5,595 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Poland and Spain rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Poland ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd 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/