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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
659,256 number
in 2019
Spain
53,750 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th
Spain rank
33rd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 659,256 number against 53,750 number in Spain, a difference of 605,506 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.3 times Spain's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd 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) Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 253,928 number 48,464 number 205,464 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 416,011 number 41,164 number 374,847 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 528,682 number 39,525 number 489,158 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 618,415 number 53,767 number 564,648 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 642,958 number 54,279 number 588,679 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 Spain?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 659,256 number against 53,750 number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
605,506 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 Spain?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd 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/