Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
79th
of 221 groups
All-time high
66.1%
in 2005
All-time low
42.2%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 58.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 66.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1970.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.2% | — |
| 1971 | 50.1% | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 53.2% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 56.0% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 54.6% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 60.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 61.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.3% | 42.2% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 54.6% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 59.9% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 59.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 57.2% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 57.3% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 76 Austria 64.3% compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.2% compare
- 78 Grenada 64.0% compare
- 79 Belgium 64.0% compare
- 80 Uzbekistan 63.9% compare
- 81 Germany 63.9% compare
- 82 United Kingdom 63.4% 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 secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 58.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1970.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release