What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?

2.46 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?

28 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Turkey: Teachers in primary education, male

Sub-Saharan Africa

2.57 million number

in 2019

Turkey

113,080 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

15th

Turkey rank

15th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Turkey

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.57 million number against 113,080 number in Turkey, a difference of 2.46 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 22.8 times Turkey's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 15th of 43 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	625,745 number	100,168 number	525,576 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	977,147 number	125,537 number	851,609 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	1.10 million number	132,559 number	964,794 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	2.27 million number	122,068 number	2.15 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Turkey?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.57 million number against 113,080 number in Turkey as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?: 2.46 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 15th of 43 groups.
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/