Benin vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in primary education, male

Benin
42,034
in 2022
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.60 million
in 2024
Benin rank
46th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
43rd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Benin
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.60 million against 42,034 in Benin, a difference of 2.56 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 61.9 times Benin's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 46th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 43rd of 212 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 3,628 601,314 597,686 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 9,122 951,060 941,938 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 10,792 1.09 million 1.08 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 21,474 1.44 million 1.42 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 37,210 2.23 million 2.19 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 41,433 2.54 million 2.50 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Benin or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 2.60 million against 42,034 in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Benin and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
2.56 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Benin and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Benin ranks 46th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 43rd of 212 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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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,705 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release