Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 42.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
109th
of 221 groups
All-time high
44.4%
in 2009
All-time low
26.8%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 42.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 44.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 1971.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 109th 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 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.8% | — |
| 1972 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 28.2% | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 28.9% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 29.3% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 30.8% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 36.6% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 38.6% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 36.1% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 36.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 37.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.8% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 40.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.6% | 26.8% | 34.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 32.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 37.0% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 39.8% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 41.2% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 42.1% | 42.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 106 Macau, China 38.3% compare
- 107 Korea 38.1% compare
- 108 Greece 37.7% compare
- 109 Ireland 37.6% compare
- 110 South Africa 37.4% compare
- 111 Tajikistan 37.3% compare
- 112 France 37.2% 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 tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 42.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release