Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, Belgium or Sri Lanka?

Belgium, at 48,599 number against 45,363 number in Sri Lanka as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between Belgium and Sri Lanka?

3,236 number, with Belgium ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in secondary education, male

Belgium

48,599 number

in 2018

Sri Lanka

45,363 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

53rd

Sri Lanka rank

55th

Teachers in secondary education, male over time

Belgium
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 48,599 number against 45,363 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3,236 number.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 190 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57,250 number	40,685 number	16,565 number	Belgium
2010s	48,694 number	45,392 number	3,302 number	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, Belgium or Sri Lanka?: Belgium, at 48,599 number against 45,363 number in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between Belgium and Sri Lanka?: 3,236 number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sri Lanka?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in secondary education, male?: Belgium ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in secondary 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 secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/