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

Portugal, at 9,844 number against 9,643 number in Sri Lanka as of 2018.

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

201 number, with Portugal ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 1978 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.

Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, male

Portugal

9,844 number

in 2018

Sri Lanka

9,643 number

in 2018

Portugal rank

91st

Sri Lanka rank

92nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Portugal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 9,844 number against 9,643 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 201 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Portugal ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11,855 number	24,334 number	12,479 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	12,939 number	12,174 number	764.83 number	Portugal
2010s	11,187 number	10,181 number	1,006 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Portugal or Sri Lanka?: Portugal, at 9,844 number against 9,643 number in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Portugal and Sri Lanka?: 201 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Portugal ranks 91st 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/