Teachers in primary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
212
Highest
2.15 million
India
Lowest
8
Tuvalu
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 8 in Tuvalu.
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, Federated States of (up 1,586.7%), and the largest decrease in Czech Republic (down 87.1%).
Teachers in primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 2.15 million | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 12 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.72 million | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 2 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 6 | 2022 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 417,192 | 2025 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 3 | St. Helena | 5 | 1998 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Tokelau | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 408,857 | 2021 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 5 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 379,606 | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 5 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 3 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 223,288 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 214,336 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 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 | Türkiye, Republic of | 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, Islamic Republic of | 95,218 | 2023 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Iraq | 89,470 | 2007 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 21 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 87,283 | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 22 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 82,285 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Malaysia | 81,894 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 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, Republic of | 70,429 | 2022 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 66,951 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 30 | Côte 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 | Korea, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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, Islamic Republic of | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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, The | 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 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 9,854 | 2025 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 90 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 8,864 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 96 | Congo, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 6,765 | 2024 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 103 | Eritrea, The State of | 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 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 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, Kingdom of | 2,679 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 125 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 2,653 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 126 | Russian Federation | 2,375 | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 127 | Solomon Islands | 2,283 | 2019 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 2,256 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 129 | Comoros, Union of the | 2,243 | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 2,236 | 2015 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 131 | Fiji, Republic of | 2,226 | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 132 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 2,152 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 133 | Slovak Republic | 1,999 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 134 | Serbia, Republic of | 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 | Réunion | 1,136 | 1987 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 146 | Cabo Verde | 1,106 | 2022 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 147 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 884 | 2023 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 151 | Estonia, Republic of | 876.4 | 2024 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 152 | Brunei Darussalam | 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, Republic of | 790 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 157 | Czech Republic | 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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 547 | 2024 | up 145.3% | rising |
| 166 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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, Federated States of | 253 | 2023 | up 1,586.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovenia, Republic of | 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, Republic of the | 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 | St. Lucia | 147 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 183 | Bahamas, The | 133 | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Moldova, Republic of | 129 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 185 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 118 | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Kiribati | 115 | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 187 | Belarus, Republic of | 109 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 188 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 96 | 2015 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 189 | Seychelles | 83 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Andorra, Principality of | 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, Republic of | 30 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 22 | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 201 | San Marino, Republic of | 19 | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 202 | British Virgin Islands | 18 | 2024 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 203 | Nauru, Republic of | 12 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 203 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 12 | 1987 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 205 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 10 | 1980 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 206 | Tuvalu | 8 | 2025 | up 100.0% | falling |
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
About this data
February 2026 Data Release