Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Spain: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2.01 million number
in 2019
Spain
139,938 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
24th
Spain rank
22nd

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 2.01 million number against 139,938 number in Spain, a difference of 1.87 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.4 times Spain's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 1.73 million number 94,233 number 1.64 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 1.90 million number 165,083 number 1.73 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 2.02 million number 151,753 number 1.86 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Spain?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 2.01 million number against 139,938 number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
1.87 million number, 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?
21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.