Teachers in primary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
212
Highest
2.15 million
India
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
6,232
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
17,705
What the numbers show
Teachers in primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 2.15 million in India; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,232, and the mean is 47,036.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (country) (up 1,586.7%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 87.1%).
Teachers in primary education, male (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 2.15 million | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1.72 million | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 417,192 | 2025 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 408,857 | 2021 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 379,606 | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 223,288 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 214,336 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 186,951 | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 169,861 | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 163,427 | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 11 | Kenya | 135,124 | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 130,920 | 2024 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 13 | Tanzania | 119,986 | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 117,982 | 2017 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 115,898 | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 109,949 | 1998 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 100,848 | 2024 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 96,835 | 2025 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 95,218 | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Iraq | 89,470 | 2007 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 21 | Iran | 87,283 | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 22 | Venezuela | 82,285 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Malaysia | 81,894 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 24 | Vietnam | 79,744 | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 76,095 | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 26 | Algeria | 74,035 | 2025 | up 47.5% | falling |
| 27 | Nepal | 71,329 | 2025 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 28 | Mozambique | 70,429 | 2022 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 66,951 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 64,815 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 31 | Madagascar | 62,556 | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 61,732 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 33 | South Africa | 61,727 | 2023 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 34 | Ghana | 61,018 | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 57,324 | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 55,239 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 37 | Angola | 48,477 | 2023 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 38 | Zambia | 47,736 | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 39 | Senegal | 47,214 | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Cameroon | 46,904 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 41 | Malawi | 46,483 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 45,820 | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Canada | 45,037 | 2000 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 44 | Chad | 43,145 | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 42,940 | 2018 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 46 | Benin | 42,034 | 2022 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 41,553 | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 48 | Mali | 40,784 | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 49 | South Korea | 40,412 | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 50 | Guatemala | 40,285 | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 51 | France | 38,927 | 2013 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 52 | United Kingdom | 38,128 | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 53 | Argentina | 36,324 | 2008 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 54 | Germany | 35,967 | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 34,361 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 56 | Liberia | 31,372 | 2022 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 57 | Sierra Leone | 30,822 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Niger | 30,305 | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Haiti | 30,053 | 1998 | up 198.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 29,601 | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 61 | Togo | 28,542 | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Bolivia | 26,401 | 2024 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 63 | Guinea | 25,935 | 2020 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Australia | 23,978 | 1997 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 65 | Tunisia | 23,764 | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 20,710 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 67 | Libya | 20,069 | 1983 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 68 | Burundi | 19,346 | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Cambodia | 18,344 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 70 | Chile | 17,744 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 17,723 | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 72 | Poland | 17,453 | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 73 | Greece | 17,215 | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 15,912 | 2024 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 75 | Cuba | 15,631 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 76 | Italy | 15,518 | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Mauritania | 14,419 | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Belgium | 13,985 | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 79 | Denmark | 13,823 | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 80 | Syria | 13,728 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 81 | Norway | 13,721 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 82 | Sweden | 13,047 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 12,959 | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 84 | Israel | 12,846 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 85 | Netherlands | 12,827 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 86 | Honduras | 11,880 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 87 | Somalia | 10,731 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 9,999 | 2012 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 89 | Laos | 9,854 | 2025 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 9,697 | 2025 | up 560.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 9,628 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 92 | Portugal | 9,424 | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 9,204 | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 8,899 | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 8,864 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 96 | Congo | 8,848 | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 8,765 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 98 | Oman | 8,753 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 8,297 | 2017 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 100 | Central African Republic | 7,894 | 2016 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 101 | Gambia | 7,222 | 2025 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Hong Kong | 6,765 | 2024 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 103 | Eritrea | 6,724 | 2022 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 6,569 | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 105 | Ireland | 6,544 | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 106 | Finland | 6,253 | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 107 | Namibia | 6,210 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 108 | El Salvador | 5,860 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 109 | Palestine | 5,669 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 110 | Gabon | 4,647 | 2019 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 111 | Panama | 4,443 | 2017 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 4,309 | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 113 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,201 | 2010 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 4,188 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 115 | New Zealand | 4,092 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 116 | Lebanon | 3,661 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 117 | East Timor | 3,372 | 2023 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 118 | Romania | 3,242 | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 119 | Singapore | 3,237 | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 120 | Kuwait | 3,133 | 2021 | up 26.1% | flat |
| 121 | Qatar | 3,126 | 2024 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Austria | 3,077 | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 123 | Georgia | 2,961 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 124 | Eswatini | 2,679 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 125 | Lesotho | 2,653 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 126 | Russia | 2,375 | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 127 | Solomon Islands | 2,283 | 2019 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 2,256 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 129 | Comoros | 2,243 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,236 | 2015 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 131 | Fiji | 2,226 | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 132 | Bahrain | 2,152 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 133 | Slovakia | 1,999 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 134 | Serbia | 1,935 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 1,864 | 2018 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 136 | Bhutan | 1,828 | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 137 | Hungary | 1,777 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Djibouti | 1,715 | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Ukraine | 1,454 | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 1,388 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,360 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 1,313 | 2024 | up 60.5% | falling |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,307 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 144 | Jamaica | 1,274 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 145 | Reunion | 1,136 | 1987 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 1,106 | 2022 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 147 | North Macedonia | 1,082 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 148 | Albania | 1,046 | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 149 | Mauritius | 1,018 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 150 | Croatia | 884 | 2023 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 151 | Estonia | 876.4 | 2024 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 152 | Brunei | 855 | 2024 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 153 | Cyprus | 845 | 2023 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 154 | Guyana | 805 | 2024 | up 72.4% | falling |
| 155 | Armenia | 790 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Latvia | 790 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 157 | Czechia | 712 | 2012 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Martinique | 712 | 1996 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 704 | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 160 | Maldives | 690.42 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 161 | Guadeloupe | 688 | 1993 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 671 | 1996 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 163 | Iceland | 660 | 2023 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 164 | Belize | 564 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 165 | Macao | 547 | 2024 | up 145.3% | rising |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 538 | 2017 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 167 | Uruguay | 506 | 1997 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Mongolia | 379 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 169 | Barbados | 370 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 170 | Lithuania | 350 | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 303 | 2025 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Samoa | 299 | 2023 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 173 | Malta | 275.01 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 174 | Micronesia (country) | 253 | 2023 | up 1,586.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovenia | 233 | 2016 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Suriname | 228 | 2021 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 177 | French Guiana | 209 | 1996 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 186 | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 179 | American Samoa | 183 | 1992 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 180 | Tonga | 178 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 181 | Grenada | 149 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 147 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 183 | Bahamas | 133 | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Moldova | 129 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 118 | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Kiribati | 115 | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 187 | Belarus | 109 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 188 | Aruba | 96 | 2015 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 189 | Seychelles | 83 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Andorra | 76 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 191 | Antigua and Barbuda | 64 | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Dominica | 61 | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 193 | Liechtenstein | 54 | 2021 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 194 | Bermuda | 49 | 2016 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 194 | Cayman Islands | 49 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 196 | Monaco | 38 | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 197 | Gibraltar | 33 | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33 | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Palau | 30 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22 | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 201 | San Marino | 19 | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 202 | British Virgin Islands | 18 | 2024 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 203 | Nauru | 12 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Cook Islands | 12 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 12 | 1987 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 206 | Falkland Islands | 10 | 1980 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 207 | Tuvalu | 8 | 2025 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 208 | Anguilla | 6 | 2022 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Helena | 5 | 1998 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Tokelau | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Montserrat | 3 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 212 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 10.50 million
- UIS: World 10.50 million
- WB: World 10.50 million
- MDG: World 10.50 million
- UNICEF: World 10.49 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 9.70 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 9.69 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 9.51 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 9.41 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 7.84 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 6.10 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 5.77 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 5.65 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 4.93 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 4.53 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 4.47 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 4.26 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 3.45 million
- WB: Ida Total 3.41 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 3.37 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 2.94 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 2.94 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 2.94 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 2.94 million
- UNICEF: Africa 2.94 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 2.87 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 2.83 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 2.83 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 2.83 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 2.83 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 2.78 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 2.78 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 2.78 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 2.78 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 2.74 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 2.74 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 2.72 million
- AIMS: East Asia 2.72 million
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 2.60 million
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 2.60 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release