Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0342 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 is 0.0342 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0342 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0133 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th 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, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0133 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0139 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0144 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0151 number per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0159 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0161 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0161 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0167 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0172 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0181 number per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0186 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0195 number per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0205 number per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0211 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0218 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0223 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0233 number per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0234 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.024 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0245 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0249 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0251 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.026 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0269 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0278 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0287 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0295 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0303 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0304 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0304 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0315 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0325 number per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0333 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0323 number per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0332 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0326 number per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0318 number per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.032 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.032 number per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0323 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0325 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0329 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0341 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0339 number per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0338 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0335 number per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0338 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0338 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0342 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0157 number per square kilometre | 0.0133 number per square kilometre | 0.0181 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0219 number per square kilometre | 0.0186 number per square kilometre | 0.0245 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.028 number per square kilometre | 0.0249 number per square kilometre | 0.0304 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0322 number per square kilometre | 0.0304 number per square kilometre | 0.0333 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0335 number per square kilometre | 0.0323 number per square kilometre | 0.0342 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3769 number per square kilometre compare
- 40 Japan 0.3687 number per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0342 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0342 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0133 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.