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

Portugal, at 9,844 number against 8,645 number in Switzerland as of 2018.

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

1,199 number, with Portugal ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 2012 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 Switzerland: Teachers in primary education, male

Portugal

9,844 number

in 2018

Switzerland

8,645 number

in 2018

Portugal rank

91st

Switzerland rank

94th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Portugal
Switzerland

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 9,844 number against 8,645 number in Switzerland, a difference of 1,199 number.

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

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

Portugal ranks 91st and Switzerland ranks 94th of 196 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Portugal or Switzerland?: Portugal, at 9,844 number against 8,645 number in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Portugal and Switzerland?: 1,199 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Portugal ranks 91st and Switzerland ranks 94th 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/