Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in primary education, male was 685,896 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 685,896 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 685,896 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 267,818 number, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 267,818 number | — |
| 1971 | 279,124 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 289,004 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 302,419 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 319,537 number | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 323,100 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 323,287 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 335,699 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 344,610 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 363,341 number | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 373,438 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 391,421 number | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 412,305 number | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 424,516 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 437,945 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 448,250 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 467,958 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 470,342 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 481,299 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 490,843 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 499,716 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 504,586 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 522,371 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 540,927 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 557,814 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 575,968 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 592,532 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 599,892 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 607,655 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 609,435 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 608,712 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 630,582 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 651,840 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 667,015 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 648,376 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 665,851 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 652,513 number | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 637,084 number | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 641,997 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 641,692 number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 647,886 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 651,332 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 659,203 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 683,283 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 679,163 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 676,889 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 670,535 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 676,434 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 677,887 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 685,896 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 314,794 number | 267,818 number | 363,341 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 439,832 number | 373,438 number | 490,843 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 561,090 number | 499,716 number | 609,435 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 644,566 number | 608,712 number | 667,015 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 670,851 number | 647,886 number | 685,896 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 28 Peru 69,788 number compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 65,839 number compare
- 30 Mozambique 65,625 number compare
- 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
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (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)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 685,896 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 685,896 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,818 number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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
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/