Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 63.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
63.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
66th
of 213 groups
All-time high
72.5%
in 2005
All-time low
58.5%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 63.1% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 72.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 1971.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 66th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 58.5% | — |
| 1972 | 58.8% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 59.1% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 62.5% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 62.1% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 64.8% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.0% | 58.5% | 62.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 62.1% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.1% | 65.7% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 63.7% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 61.4% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 61.6% | 63.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 63.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 1971.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 66th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release