Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Teachers in primary education, male was 650,773 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
650,773
Change on year
up 6.7%
Rank
130th
of 221 groups
All-time high
650,773
in 2024
All-time low
240,837
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Latin America, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Latin America is 650,773, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Latin America peaked at 650,773 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 240,837, in 1971.
That places MDG: Latin America 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 290,828 | — |
| 1971 | 240,837 | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 249,835 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 262,053 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 275,456 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 276,498 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 280,737 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 291,779 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 299,990 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 319,014 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 327,765 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 346,826 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 377,396 | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 380,245 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 392,440 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 409,062 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 407,446 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 426,941 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 441,932 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 445,472 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 454,853 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 460,380 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 476,239 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 490,886 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 508,434 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 507,665 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 518,046 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 543,105 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 536,007 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 545,423 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 548,782 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 572,825 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 594,834 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 606,088 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 583,956 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 602,571 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 578,176 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 572,237 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 571,736 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 581,727 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 582,896 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 586,670 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 591,316 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 615,722 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 611,574 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 610,240 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 605,284 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 611,773 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 617,166 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 619,790 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 606,375 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 604,606 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 615,567 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 609,877 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 650,773 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 278,703 | 240,837 | 319,014 | 10 |
| 1980s | 395,552 | 327,765 | 445,472 | 10 |
| 1990s | 504,104 | 454,853 | 545,423 | 10 |
| 2000s | 581,293 | 548,782 | 606,088 | 10 |
| 2010s | 605,243 | 582,896 | 619,790 | 10 |
| 2020s | 617,440 | 604,606 | 650,773 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 127 Solomon Islands 2,283 compare
- 128 Azerbaijan 2,256 compare
- 129 Comoros 2,243 compare
- 130 Equatorial Guinea 2,236 compare
- 131 Fiji 2,226 compare
- 132 Bahrain 2,152 compare
- 133 Slovakia 1,999 compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Latin America?
- Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Latin America was 650,773 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 650,773 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,837 in 1971.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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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February 2026 Data Release