What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The highest recorded value was 0.0012 number per person in 2003.

What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 number per person in 1970.

How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean

Name: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0011 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.0011 number per person

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

32nd

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.0012 number per person

in 2003

All-time low

0.0009 number per person

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.0011 number per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0012 number per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 number per person, in 1970.

That places Latin America & Caribbean 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1970	0.0009 number per person	—
1971	0.001 number per person	+1.7%
1972	0.001 number per person	+1.1%
1973	0.001 number per person	+2.2%
1974	0.001 number per person	+3.2%
1975	0.001 number per person	-1.2%
1976	0.001 number per person	-2.2%
1977	0.001 number per person	+1.5%
1978	0.001 number per person	+0.3%
1979	0.001 number per person	+3.1%
1980	0.001 number per person	+0.5%
1981	0.0011 number per person	+2.6%
1982	0.0011 number per person	+3.1%
1983	0.0011 number per person	+0.8%
1984	0.0011 number per person	+1.0%
1985	0.0011 number per person	+0.3%
1986	0.0011 number per person	+2.3%
1987	0.0011 number per person	-1.5%
1988	0.0011 number per person	+0.4%
1989	0.0011 number per person	+0.1%
1990	0.0011 number per person	-0.1%
1991	0.0011 number per person	-0.9%
1992	0.0011 number per person	+1.7%
1993	0.0012 number per person	+1.8%
1994	0.0012 number per person	+1.4%
1995	0.0012 number per person	+1.5%
1996	0.0012 number per person	+1.2%
1997	0.0012 number per person	-0.4%
1998	0.0012 number per person	-0.3%
1999	0.0012 number per person	-1.2%
2000	0.0012 number per person	-1.6%
2001	0.0012 number per person	+2.2%
2002	0.0012 number per person	+2.0%
2003	0.0012 number per person	+1.0%
2004	0.0012 number per person	-4.0%
2005	0.0012 number per person	+1.5%
2006	0.0012 number per person	-3.2%
2007	0.0011 number per person	-3.5%
2008	0.0011 number per person	-0.4%
2009	0.0011 number per person	-1.2%
2010	0.0011 number per person	-0.1%
2011	0.0011 number per person	-0.5%
2012	0.0011 number per person	+0.1%
2013	0.0011 number per person	+2.6%
2014	0.0011 number per person	-1.6%
2015	0.0011 number per person	-1.3%
2016	0.0011 number per person	-1.9%
2017	0.0011 number per person	-0.0%
2018	0.0011 number per person	-0.6%
2019	0.0011 number per person	+0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.001 number per person	0.0009 number per person	0.001 number per person	10
1980s	0.0011 number per person	0.001 number per person	0.0011 number per person	10
1990s	0.0012 number per person	0.0011 number per person	0.0012 number per person	10
2000s	0.0012 number per person	0.0011 number per person	0.0012 number per person	10
2010s	0.0011 number per person	0.0011 number per person	0.0011 number per person	10

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

29 Mauritania 0.0024 number per person compare
30 Namibia 0.0024 number per person compare
31 Guatemala 0.0024 number per person compare
32 Bolivia 0.0024 number per person compare
33 Eswatini 0.0023 number per person compare
34 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0023 number per person compare
35 Afghanistan 0.0023 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean

School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 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 87.4% (2019)
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,896 number (2019)
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0011 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The highest recorded value was 0.0012 number per person in 2003.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 number per person in 1970.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit: number per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.