ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Japan: Teachers in primary education, male

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
4.53 million
in 2024
Japan
109,949
in 1998
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
15th
Japan rank
16th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Japan
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 4.53 million against 109,949 in Japan, a difference of 4.42 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 41.2 times Japan's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th and Japan ranks 16th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 2.21 million 179,576 2.03 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1980s 2.89 million 203,163 2.68 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 3.50 million 172,721 3.32 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Japan?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 4.53 million against 109,949 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Japan?
4.42 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Japan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1998.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Japan rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th and Japan ranks 16th of 221 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)
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