What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Saudi Arabia and Turkey?

2,793 number, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkey?

7 years are reported by both, from 1979 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.

Saudi Arabia vs Turkey: Teachers in primary education, male

Saudi Arabia

110,287 number

in 2019

Turkey

113,080 number

in 2018

Saudi Arabia rank

17th

Turkey rank

15th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Saudi Arabia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 113,080 number against 110,287 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2,793 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Turkey ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 15th of 196 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27,783 number	108,792 number	81,009 number	Turkey
2010s	146,510 number	122,068 number	24,441 number	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Saudi Arabia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 113,080 number against 110,287 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Saudi Arabia and Turkey?: 2,793 number, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkey?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Saudi Arabia and Turkey rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 15th 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/