Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Portugal or Somalia?

Somalia, at 10,731 number against 9,844 number in Portugal as of 2007.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Portugal and Somalia?

887 number, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Somalia?

6 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2007.

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.

Portugal vs Somalia: Teachers in primary education, male

Portugal

9,844 number

in 2018

Somalia

10,731 number

in 2007

Portugal rank

91st

Somalia rank

88th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Portugal
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 10,731 number against 9,844 number in Portugal, a difference of 887 number.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 91st and Somalia ranks 88th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10,441 number	3,485 number	6,956 number	Portugal
2000s	11,713 number	10,731 number	982 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Portugal or Somalia?: Somalia, at 10,731 number against 9,844 number in Portugal as of 2007.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Portugal and Somalia?: 887 number, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Somalia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2007.
How do Portugal and Somalia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Portugal ranks 91st and Somalia ranks 88th 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/