Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 60.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
56th
of 221 groups
All-time high
66.7%
in 2005
All-time low
42.3%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Latin America, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 60.6% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 66.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 1970.
That places MDG: Latin America 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.3% | — |
| 1971 | 50.5% | +19.4% |
| 1972 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 56.3% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 55.2% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 58.9% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 61.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.7% | 42.3% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.1% | 55.2% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.9% | 60.3% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 59.9% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 58.2% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 58.3% | 60.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Latin America?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Latin America was 60.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 1970.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release