Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 53.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 53.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 56.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 1971.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 211 groups on this measure, 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 upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.5% | — |
| 1972 | 37.9% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 40.4% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 40.9% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 43.2% | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 50.2% | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 51.4% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 51.9% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 52.8% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 51.5% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 53.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 54.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.7% | 36.5% | 47.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 43.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 51.5% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 52.3% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 52.4% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 52.5% | 53.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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 upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 53.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 1971.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release