Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Madagascar: Teachers in primary education, male

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
659,256 number
in 2019
Madagascar
59,537 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th
Madagascar rank
32nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 659,256 number against 59,537 number in Madagascar, a difference of 599,719 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 271,624 number 10,890 number 260,733 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 457,647 number 17,767 number 439,880 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 563,824 number 18,797 number 545,027 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 618,415 number 27,877 number 590,538 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 644,588 number 51,052 number 593,535 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Madagascar?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 659,256 number against 59,537 number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar?
599,719 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
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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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

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/