Hong Kong vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Hong Kong
28,284
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2.79 million
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
109th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
109th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Hong Kong
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.79 million against 28,284 in Hong Kong, a difference of 2.77 million.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 98.8 times Hong Kong's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 109th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 109th of 216 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 21,040 1.41 million 1.39 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1980s 19,049 1.88 million 1.86 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1990s 19,957 2.28 million 2.26 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 24,135 2.61 million 2.58 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 24,529 2.70 million 2.68 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2020s 28,985 2.74 million 2.72 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Hong Kong or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 2.79 million against 28,284 in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Hong Kong and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
2.77 million, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Hong Kong ranks 109th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 109th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 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.