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

New Zealand
26,597
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2.79 million
in 2024
New Zealand rank
111th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
109th

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

  • New Zealand
  • 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 26,597 in New Zealand, a difference of 2.77 million.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 105.1 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 111th 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 New Zealand WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 20,363 1.41 million 1.39 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1980s 17,578 1.88 million 1.86 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1990s 19,008 2.28 million 2.26 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 21,439 2.61 million 2.58 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 25,117 2.70 million 2.67 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2020s 26,613 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, New Zealand or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 2.79 million against 26,597 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between New Zealand 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 New Zealand and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
New Zealand ranks 111th 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.