Latin America & Caribbean vs Peru: Teachers in primary education, male

Latin America & Caribbean
685,896 number
in 2019
Peru
69,788 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean rank
31st
Peru rank
28th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Peru
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 685,896 number against 69,788 number in Peru, a difference of 616,108 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 9.8 times Peru's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Peru ranks 28th of 43 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 363,341 number 35,689 number 327,652 number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 404,370 number 36,869 number 367,501 number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 583,496 number 61,838 number 521,658 number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 644,566 number 61,739 number 582,827 number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 670,851 number 63,778 number 607,073 number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Latin America & Caribbean or Peru?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 685,896 number against 69,788 number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Latin America & Caribbean and Peru?
616,108 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Peru?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Peru rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Peru ranks 28th of 43 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

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/