Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 667,681 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 667,681 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 667,681 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 244,398 number, in 1970.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 244,398 number | — |
| 1971 | 253,994 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 263,657 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 276,001 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 290,388 number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 291,931 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 296,890 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 308,653 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 316,589 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 335,737 number | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 345,542 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 365,295 number | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 387,598 number | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 399,264 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 412,989 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 424,533 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 444,394 number | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 447,632 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 458,958 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 468,961 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 478,071 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 483,759 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 500,012 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 518,303 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 535,416 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 556,120 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 568,491 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 577,397 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 594,725 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 584,229 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 587,899 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 609,542 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 628,859 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 642,371 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 622,565 number | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 640,843 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 626,222 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 609,345 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 614,887 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 615,245 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 621,364 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 626,254 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 635,607 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 662,551 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 658,430 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 658,527 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 651,244 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 657,451 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 659,597 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 667,681 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 287,824 number | 244,398 number | 335,737 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 415,517 number | 345,542 number | 468,961 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 539,652 number | 478,071 number | 594,725 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 619,778 number | 587,899 number | 642,371 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 649,871 number | 621,364 number | 667,681 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 30 Mozambique 65,625 number compare
- 31 Philippines 62,683 number compare
- 32 Madagascar 59,537 number compare
- 33 Spain 53,750 number compare
- 34 South Africa 52,784 number compare
- 35 Angola 50,617 number compare
- 36 Poland 48,155 number compare
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 667,681 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 667,681 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,398 number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.