Teachers in primary education, male in Caribbean Small States

Caribbean Small States: Teachers in primary education, male was 5,246 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5,246 number
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
45th
of 45 groups
All-time high
10,424 number
in 1972
All-time low
5,031 number
in 2018
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Caribbean Small States stood at 5,246 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Caribbean Small States peaked at 10,424 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5,031 number, in 2018.

Caribbean Small States ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9,334 number 8,056 number 10,424 number 10
1980s 7,600 number 7,245 number 8,116 number 10
1990s 6,757 number 6,497 number 7,107 number 10
2000s 6,220 number 5,685 number 6,869 number 10
2010s 5,430 number 5,031 number 5,605 number 10

Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States

  1. 42 Myanmar 42,940 number compare
  2. 43 Burkina Faso 42,697 number compare
  3. 44 Colombia 41,876 number compare
  4. 45 France 41,379 number compare
  5. 46 Guatemala 40,852 number compare
  6. 47 Algeria 40,716 number compare
  7. 48 Benin 39,187 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Caribbean Small States?
Teachers in primary education, male in Caribbean Small States was 5,246 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The highest recorded value was 10,424 number in 1972.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
The lowest recorded value was 5,031 number in 2018.
How does Caribbean Small States rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Caribbean Small States ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Caribbean Small States 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/