Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Barbados or Guyana?

Guyana, at 467 number against 328 number in Barbados as of 2012.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guyana?

12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.

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.

Barbados vs Guyana: Teachers in primary education, male

Barbados

328 number

in 2019

Guyana

467 number

in 2012

Barbados rank

165th

Guyana rank

163rd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Barbados
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 467 number against 328 number in Barbados, a difference of 139 number.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.

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

Barbados ranks 165th and Guyana ranks 163rd of 196 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	446 number	876 number	430 number	Guyana
1990s	384.5 number	685.5 number	301 number	Guyana
2000s	335.86 number	554.14 number	218.29 number	Guyana
2010s	378.5 number	470.5 number	92 number	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Barbados or Guyana?: Guyana, at 467 number against 328 number in Barbados as of 2012.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Barbados and Guyana?: 139 number, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guyana?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Barbados and Guyana rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Barbados ranks 165th and Guyana ranks 163rd of 196 countries.
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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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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/