Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, male was 667,681 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 667,681 number, measured in 2019. 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 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 667,681 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 244,398 number, in 1970.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 244,398 number | — |
| 1971 | 253,994 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 263,657 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 276,001 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 290,388 number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 291,931 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 296,890 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 308,653 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 316,589 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 335,737 number | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 345,542 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 365,295 number | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 387,598 number | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 399,264 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 412,989 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 424,533 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 444,394 number | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 447,632 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 458,958 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 468,961 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 478,071 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 483,759 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 500,012 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 518,303 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 535,416 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 556,120 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 568,491 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 577,397 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 594,725 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 584,229 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 587,899 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 609,542 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 628,859 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 642,371 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 622,565 number | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 640,843 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 626,222 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 609,345 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 614,887 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 615,245 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 621,364 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 626,254 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 635,607 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 662,551 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 658,430 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 658,527 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 651,244 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 657,451 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 659,597 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 667,681 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 287,824 number | 244,398 number | 335,737 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 415,517 number | 345,542 number | 468,961 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 539,652 number | 478,071 number | 594,725 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 619,778 number | 587,899 number | 642,371 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 649,871 number | 621,364 number | 667,681 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 35 Angola 50,617 number compare
- 36 Poland 48,155 number compare
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 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)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 667,681 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 667,681 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,398 number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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/