Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 64.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 64.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 68.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 1998.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 132nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.9% | — |
| 1971 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 67.4% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 67.1% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 67.7% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 66.6% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 68.8% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 68.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 66.9% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 65.8% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 62.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.1% | 66.9% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.7% | 66.6% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 61.8% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 62.2% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 62.1% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 63.2% | 64.3% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 64.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 1998.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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