Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 77.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
77.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
56th
of 221 groups
All-time high
80.3%
in 1971
All-time low
76.3%
in 1998
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 77.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 80.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1998.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.0% | — |
| 1971 | 80.3% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 79.3% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 79.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.5% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 76.9% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 77.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 76.3% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.6% | 78.0% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 78.3% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 76.3% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 76.6% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 76.6% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 77.4% | 77.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 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
- 59 United Kingdom 86.4% compare
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 primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 77.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1998.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release