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

Sri Lanka, at 9,643 number against 8,297 number in Tajikistan as of 2018.

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

1,346 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2017.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Tajikistan: Teachers in primary education, male

Sri Lanka

9,643 number

in 2018

Tajikistan

8,297 number

in 2017

Sri Lanka rank

92nd

Tajikistan rank

95th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Sri Lanka
Tajikistan

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 9,643 number against 8,297 number in Tajikistan, a difference of 1,346 number.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Tajikistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 92nd and Tajikistan ranks 95th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,914 number	12,638 number	1,724 number	Tajikistan
2000s	12,845 number	11,028 number	1,817 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	10,271 number	7,913 number	2,357 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Sri Lanka or Tajikistan?: Sri Lanka, at 9,643 number against 8,297 number in Tajikistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?: 1,346 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2017.
How do Sri Lanka and Tajikistan rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Sri Lanka ranks 92nd and Tajikistan ranks 95th 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/