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

Latin America & Caribbean
685,896 number
in 2019
Spain
53,750 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
31st
Spain rank
33rd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Spain
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019942019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 685,896 number against 53,750 number in Spain, a difference of 632,146 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 12.8 times Spain's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd 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 Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 279,124 number 48,464 number 230,660 number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 440,827 number 41,164 number 399,663 number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 552,309 number 39,525 number 512,784 number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 644,566 number 53,767 number 590,799 number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 669,179 number 54,279 number 614,900 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 Spain?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 685,896 number against 53,750 number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Latin America & Caribbean and Spain?
632,146 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Spain?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Spain rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd 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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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/