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

Uruguay, at 506 number against 467 number in Guyana as of 1997.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 1997.

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.

Guyana vs Uruguay: Teachers in primary education, male

Guyana

467 number

in 2012

Uruguay

506 number

in 1997

Guyana rank

163rd

Uruguay rank

162nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Guyana
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 506 number against 467 number in Guyana, a difference of 39 number.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Uruguay ahead.

Guyana ranks 163rd and Uruguay ranks 162nd of 196 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	846 number	3,170 number	2,324 number	Uruguay
1990s	716.4 number	497.8 number	218.6 number	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Guyana or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 506 number against 467 number in Guyana as of 1997.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Guyana and Uruguay?: 39 number, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Uruguay?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 1997.
How do Guyana and Uruguay rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Guyana ranks 163rd and Uruguay ranks 162nd 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/