Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Chile or Ecuador?

Ecuador, at 17,976 number against 16,882 number in Chile as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Chile and Ecuador?

1,094 number, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ecuador?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

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.

Chile vs Ecuador: Teachers in primary education, male

Chile

16,882 number

in 2018

Ecuador

17,976 number

in 2018

Chile rank

74th

Ecuador rank

73rd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Chile
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 17,976 number against 16,882 number in Chile, a difference of 1,094 number.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 74th and Ecuador ranks 73rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,483 number	25,452 number	12,969 number	Ecuador
2000s	13,631 number	26,150 number	12,519 number	Ecuador
2010s	15,369 number	22,219 number	6,850 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Chile or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 17,976 number against 16,882 number in Chile as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Chile and Ecuador?: 1,094 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ecuador?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Chile and Ecuador rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Chile ranks 74th and Ecuador ranks 73rd 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/