Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0351 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.0351 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019. 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 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0351 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.013 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.013 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0135 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.014 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0147 number per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0156 number per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0158 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0159 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0165 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.017 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.018 number per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0185 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0194 number per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0206 number per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0212 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.022 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0225 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0236 number per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0237 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0243 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0248 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0253 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0256 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0265 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0275 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0284 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0294 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0302 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0307 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0311 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0311 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0311 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0323 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0334 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0343 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0331 number per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.034 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0333 number per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0325 number per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0327 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0327 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.033 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0332 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0337 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0351 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0348 number per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0347 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0343 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0346 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0347 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0351 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0154 number per square kilometre | 0.013 number per square kilometre | 0.018 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0221 number per square kilometre | 0.0185 number per square kilometre | 0.0248 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0286 number per square kilometre | 0.0253 number per square kilometre | 0.0311 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0329 number per square kilometre | 0.0311 number per square kilometre | 0.0343 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0343 number per square kilometre | 0.033 number per square kilometre | 0.0351 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 32 Luxembourg 0.442 number per square kilometre compare
- 33 Grenada 0.4382 number per square kilometre compare
- 34 Ghana 0.4226 number per square kilometre compare
- 35 Belgium 0.4179 number per square kilometre compare
- 36 Guatemala 0.3812 number per square kilometre compare
- 37 South Korea 0.3796 number per square kilometre compare
- 38 Netherlands 0.3781 number per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 457.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 964.12 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 226.08 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0351 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0351 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.