Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 61.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean is 61.6%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 72.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 59.2% | — |
| 1972 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 62.7% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 62.3% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 65.0% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 66.4% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.5% | 59.2% | 62.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.4% | 62.3% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 66.4% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 63.9% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 61.6% | 63.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Latin America & Caribbean was 61.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 13th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.