Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, Finland or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 12,959 number against 12,811 number in Finland as of 2012.

What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between Finland and Paraguay?

148 number, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Paraguay?

7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

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.

Finland vs Paraguay: Teachers in secondary education, male

Finland

12,811 number

in 2018

Paraguay

12,959 number

in 2012

Finland rank

107th

Paraguay rank

105th

Teachers in secondary education, male over time

Finland
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 12,959 number against 12,811 number in Finland, a difference of 148 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 107th and Paraguay ranks 105th of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15,156 number	2,737 number	12,419 number	Finland
1990s	14,255 number	14,532 number	277 number	Paraguay
2000s	14,270 number	15,854 number	1,584 number	Paraguay
2010s	15,747 number	12,959 number	2,788 number	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, Finland or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 12,959 number against 12,811 number in Finland as of 2012.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between Finland and Paraguay?: 148 number, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Paraguay?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Finland and Paraguay rank globally for teachers in secondary education, male?: Finland ranks 107th and Paraguay ranks 105th 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/