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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
659,256 number
in 2019
Malawi
45,877 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th
Malawi rank
37th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 659,256 number against 45,877 number in Malawi, a difference of 613,379 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.4 times Malawi's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 37th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 584,313 number 24,500 number 559,813 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 612,423 number 24,328 number 588,095 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 643,820 number 34,254 number 609,566 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 Malawi?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 659,256 number against 45,877 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi?
613,379 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 Malawi?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 37th 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/