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

5,545 number, with Turkey ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1974 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.

Thailand vs Turkey: Teachers in primary education, male (number)

Thailand

107,535 number

in 2019

Turkey

113,080 number

in 2018

Thailand rank

18th

Turkey rank

15th

Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time

Thailand
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 113,080 number against 107,535 number in Thailand, a difference of 5,545 number.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 15th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	134,471 number	103,502 number	30,968 number	Thailand
2010s	95,761 number	126,577 number	30,817 number	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Thailand or Turkey?: Turkey, at 113,080 number against 107,535 number in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Thailand and Turkey?: 5,545 number, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Thailand ranks 18th 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: 02 October 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/