Afghanistan vs Japan: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

Afghanistan
95,218
in 2023
Japan
109,949
in 1998
Afghanistan rank
19th
Japan rank
16th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Japan
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019962023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 109,949 against 95,218 in Afghanistan, a difference of 14,731.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and Japan ranks 16th of 212 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 14,061 180,826 166,766 Japan
1980s 7,525 193,548 186,023 Japan
1990s 8,792 185,238 176,446 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, Afghanistan or Japan?
Japan, at 109,949 against 95,218 in Afghanistan as of 1998.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between Afghanistan and Japan?
14,731, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1994.
How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Japan ranks 16th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Japan: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-primary-education-male-number-gaps-filled/afghanistan/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-primary-education-male-number-gaps-filled/afghanistan/japan/">Afghanistan vs Japan: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,574 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.