Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?

Sierra Leone, at 33,454 number against 32,430 number in Zimbabwe as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?

1,024 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?

12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2013.

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.

Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, male

Sierra Leone

33,454 number

in 2019

Zimbabwe

32,430 number

in 2013

Sierra Leone rank

56th

Zimbabwe rank

57th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 33,454 number against 32,430 number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1,024 number.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 196 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4,936 number	14,269 number	9,334 number	Zimbabwe
1980s	9,113 number	32,847 number	23,734 number	Zimbabwe
2000s	9,167 number	34,483 number	25,316 number	Zimbabwe
2010s	27,720 number	33,030 number	5,310 number	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?: Sierra Leone, at 33,454 number against 32,430 number in Zimbabwe as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?: 1,024 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2013.
How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Sierra Leone ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th 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: 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/