Teachers in primary education, male in Chile

Chile: Teachers in primary education, male was 16,882 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
16,882 number
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
74th
of 196 countries
All-time high
16,882 number
in 2018
All-time low
11,509 number
in 2003
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Chile, 1998–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200820181998: 12.0k number1999: 12.9k number2000: 12.5k number2002: 12.1k number2003: 11.5k number2004: 14.1k number2005: 14.5k number2006: 14.4k number2007: 14.4k number2008: 14.8k number2009: 15.5k number2010: 14.7k number2011: 15.0k number2012: 15.5k number2013: 14.4k number2014: 15.0k number2015: 15.1k number2016: 15.6k number2017: 16.1k number2018: 16.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Chile is 16,882 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Chile peaked at 16,882 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,509 number, in 2003.

That places Chile 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Chile, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 12,018 number
1999 12,948 number +7.7%
2000 12,497 number -3.5%
2002 12,069 number -3.4%
2003 11,509 number -4.6%
2004 14,097 number +22.5%
2005 14,488 number +2.8%
2006 14,403 number -0.6%
2007 14,444 number +0.3%
2008 14,762 number +2.2%
2009 15,539 number +5.3%
2010 14,737 number -5.2%
2011 15,049 number +2.1%
2012 15,500 number +3.0%
2013 14,374 number -7.3%
2014 15,002 number +4.4%
2015 15,055 number +0.4%
2016 15,581 number +3.5%
2017 16,138 number +3.6%
2018 16,882 number +4.6%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 16,882 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,866 number, 9.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 16,882 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 5.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,483 number 12,018 number 12,948 number 2
2000s 13,756 number 11,509 number 15,539 number 9
2010s 15,369 number 14,374 number 16,882 number 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 71 Venezuela 18,796 number
  2. 72 Papua New Guinea 18,156 number compare
  3. 73 Ecuador 17,976 number compare
  4. 75 Laos 16,693 number compare
  5. 76 Cuba 15,635 number compare
  6. 77 Jordan 15,510 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Chile?
Teachers in primary education, male in Chile was 16,882 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 16,882 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 11,509 number in 2003.
How does Chile rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Chile ranks 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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
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/