Afghanistan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Afghanistan
37,455 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
778,376 number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 778,376 number against 37,455 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 740,921 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 20.8 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 137 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 20,932 number 675,151 number 654,219 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 31,896 number 755,572 number 723,676 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 778,376 number against 37,455 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
740,921 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary 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 lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/