Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 61.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 61.3% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 72.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 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% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 62.5% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 64.9% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.0% | 58.5% | 62.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 62.0% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 66.3% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 63.6% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 61.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 61.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. 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.