Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0335 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0335 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 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0335 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0123 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0127 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0132 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0138 number per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 number per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0146 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0149 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0155 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0159 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0168 number per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0173 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0183 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0194 number per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.02 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0207 number per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0213 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0223 number per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0224 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.023 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0235 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.024 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0243 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0251 number per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.026 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0268 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0279 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0285 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0289 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0299 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0293 number per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0295 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0306 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0316 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0322 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0313 number per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0322 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0314 number per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0306 number per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0309 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0309 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0312 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0314 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0319 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0333 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0331 number per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0331 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0327 number per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.033 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0331 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0335 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0144 number per square kilometre | 0.0123 number per square kilometre | 0.0168 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0208 number per square kilometre | 0.0173 number per square kilometre | 0.0235 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0271 number per square kilometre | 0.024 number per square kilometre | 0.0299 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0311 number per square kilometre | 0.0295 number per square kilometre | 0.0322 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0326 number per square kilometre | 0.0312 number per square kilometre | 0.0335 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 41 Denmark 0.3676 number per square kilometre 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 age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 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 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,681 number (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)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0335 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0335 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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), 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.