Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 77.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
77.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
55th
of 221 groups
All-time high
80.5%
in 1971
All-time low
76.7%
in 1998
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 77.6% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 80.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 1998.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 55th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.3% | — |
| 1971 | 80.5% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 79.6% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 80.1% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 79.6% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 79.0% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 79.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 78.6% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 77.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 77.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 76.7% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.9% | 78.3% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.1% | 78.6% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.9% | 76.7% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 76.9% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 77.0% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.6% | 78.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 52 Argentina 87.4% compare
- 53 Germany 87.3% compare
- 54 Guyana 87.3% compare
- 55 Poland 87.1% compare
- 56 Puerto Rico 87.1% compare
- 57 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 77.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 1998.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release