Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): 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
33rd
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
50
1970–2019

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

000.0010.0010.0010.001197019942019

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

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.0011 number per person.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2019.
Year number per person Change
1970 0.0009 number per person —
1971 0.0009 number per person +1.4%
1972 0.0009 number per person +1.3%
1973 0.0009 number per person +2.2%
1974 0.001 number per person +2.7%
1975 0.0009 number per person -1.8%
1976 0.0009 number per person -0.7%
1977 0.001 number per person +1.6%
1978 0.001 number per person +0.2%
1979 0.001 number per person +3.6%
1980 0.001 number per person +0.6%
1981 0.001 number per person +3.4%
1982 0.0011 number per person +3.8%
1983 0.0011 number per person +0.8%
1984 0.0011 number per person +1.2%
1985 0.0011 number per person +0.6%
1986 0.0011 number per person +2.5%
1987 0.0011 number per person -1.3%
1988 0.0011 number per person +0.5%
1989 0.0011 number per person +0.2%
1990 0.0011 number per person +0.0%
1991 0.0011 number per person -0.7%
1992 0.0011 number per person +1.5%
1993 0.0012 number per person +1.8%
1994 0.0012 number per person +1.5%
1995 0.0012 number per person +2.1%
1996 0.0012 number per person +0.5%
1997 0.0012 number per person -0.1%
1998 0.0012 number per person +1.4%
1999 0.0012 number per person -3.3%
2000 0.0012 number per person -0.9%
2001 0.0012 number per person +2.2%
2002 0.0012 number per person +1.8%
2003 0.0012 number per person +0.8%
2004 0.0012 number per person -4.3%
2005 0.0012 number per person +1.7%
2006 0.0011 number per person -3.5%
2007 0.0011 number per person -3.9%
2008 0.0011 number per person -0.3%
2009 0.0011 number per person -1.1%
2010 0.0011 number per person -0.1%
2011 0.0011 number per person -0.3%
2012 0.0011 number per person +0.4%
2013 0.0011 number per person +3.1%
2014 0.0011 number per person -1.7%
2015 0.0011 number per person -1.0%
2016 0.0011 number per person -2.1%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0009 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 30 Namibia 0.0024 number per person compare
  2. 31 Guatemala 0.0024 number per person compare
  3. 32 Bolivia 0.0024 number per person compare
  4. 33 Eswatini 0.0023 number per person compare
  5. 34 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0023 number per person compare
  6. 35 Afghanistan 0.0023 number per person compare
  7. 36 Zimbabwe 0.0023 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 number per person in 1970.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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), 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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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
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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.