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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
659,256 number
in 2019
Philippines
62,683 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th
Philippines rank
31st

Teachers in primary education, male over time

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 659,256 number against 62,683 number in Philippines, a difference of 596,573 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.5 times Philippines's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 31st 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) Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 253,928 number 47,153 number 206,775 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 390,013 number 38,295 number 351,718 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 584,093 number 45,006 number 539,088 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 623,223 number 45,441 number 577,782 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 650,336 number 60,677 number 589,659 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 Philippines?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 659,256 number against 62,683 number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines?
596,573 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 Philippines?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 31st 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/