Teachers in primary education, male in Bolivia

Bolivia: Teachers in primary education, male was 27,167 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
27,167 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
61st
of 196 countries
All-time high
29,312 number
in 2013
All-time low
22,759 number
in 1999
Years of data
7
1999–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Bolivia, 1999–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1999200820181999: 22.8k number2013: 29.3k number2014: 28.3k number2015: 27.8k number2016: 27.6k number2017: 27.3k number2018: 27.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in primary education, male in Bolivia stood at 27,167 number.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Bolivia peaked at 29,312 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22,759 number, in 1999.

Bolivia ranks 61st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Teachers in primary education, male in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Bolivia, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 22,759 number
2013 29,312 number +28.8%
2014 28,306 number -3.4%
2015 27,798 number -1.8%
2016 27,576 number -0.8%
2017 27,319 number -0.9%
2018 27,167 number -0.6%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 27,167 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 27,167 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 8.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22,759 number 22,759 number 22,759 number 1
2010s 27,913 number 27,167 number 29,312 number 6

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 58 Niger 31,186 number compare
  2. 59 Germany 31,000 number compare
  3. 60 Haiti 30,053 number
  4. 62 Guinea 26,152 number compare
  5. 63 Tunisia 25,660 number compare
  6. 64 Burundi 25,611 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Bolivia?
Teachers in primary education, male in Bolivia was 27,167 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 29,312 number in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 22,759 number in 1999.
How does Bolivia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Bolivia ranks 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/