Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Spain: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2.79 million
in 2024
Spain
248,253
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Spain rank
29th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Spain
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 2.79 million against 248,253 in Spain, a difference of 2.55 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.3 times Spain's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 29th of 43 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 1.26 million 129,297 1.13 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 1.90 million 132,734 1.77 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 2.28 million 141,470 2.14 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 2.61 million 187,425 2.42 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 2.70 million 227,515 2.47 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 2.74 million 243,748 2.50 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Spain?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 2.79 million against 248,253 in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
2.55 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 29th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
249 places, 10,197 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.