Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Teachers in primary education, male
Teachers in primary education, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- South Africa
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 659,256 number against 52,784 number in South Africa, a difference of 606,472 number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.5 times South Africa'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 South Africa ranks 34th 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) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 545,837 number | 71,642 number | 474,196 number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 618,415 number | 50,204 number | 568,211 number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 640,001 number | 48,541 number | 591,460 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 South Africa?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 659,256 number against 52,784 number in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa?
- 606,472 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 South Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 34th 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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About this data
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/