Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 94.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
94.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
77th
of 215 groups
All-time high
99.1%
in 1973
All-time low
94.4%
in 2015
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 94.4% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 99.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 2015.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 77th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 97.9% | — |
| 1971 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 99.1% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 98.0% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 97.6% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.7% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 96.9% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 94.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.8% | 97.2% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.5% | 96.7% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 96.2% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 94.6% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 94.4% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.4% | 95.0% | 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 pre-primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 2015.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 77th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release