Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male was 659,256 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 659,256 number for teachers in primary education, male 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 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 659,256 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 244,029 number, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 244,029 number | — |
| 1971 | 253,928 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 263,098 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 276,356 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 293,547 number | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 297,845 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 298,247 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 310,542 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 319,454 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 338,276 number | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 347,895 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 365,608 number | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 386,968 number | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 399,326 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 413,383 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 423,853 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 443,055 number | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 446,088 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 457,647 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 467,209 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 476,279 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 481,147 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 499,184 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 517,552 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 534,619 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 552,491 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 568,664 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 576,617 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 583,873 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 584,313 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 583,900 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 606,016 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 627,841 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 643,330 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 621,751 number | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 638,737 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 625,304 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 609,646 number | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 614,462 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 613,161 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 620,413 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 624,062 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 632,187 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 658,277 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 653,381 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 651,686 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 644,869 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 650,444 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 651,300 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 659,256 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 289,532 number | 244,029 number | 338,276 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 415,103 number | 347,895 number | 467,209 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 537,474 number | 476,279 number | 584,313 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 618,415 number | 583,900 number | 643,330 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 644,588 number | 620,413 number | 659,256 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 31 Philippines 62,683 number compare
- 32 Madagascar 59,537 number compare
- 33 Spain 53,750 number compare
- 34 South Africa 52,784 number compare
- 35 Angola 50,617 number compare
- 36 Poland 48,155 number compare
- 37 Malawi 45,877 number compare
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 659,256 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 659,256 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,029 number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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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/