Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 55.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
73rd
of 211 groups
All-time high
57.0%
in 2005
All-time low
36.8%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 55.5% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 57.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1971.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 73rd out of 211 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 upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.8% | — |
| 1972 | 38.3% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 39.5% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 40.6% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 41.7% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 42.3% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 48.1% | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 49.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 44.1% | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 50.7% | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 51.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 50.8% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 52.3% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 52.3% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 53.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 54.4% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.1% | 36.8% | 48.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 44.1% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 52.3% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 52.2% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 53.4% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.8% | 55.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- 70 Indonesia 59.1% compare
- 71 Namibia 59.0% compare
- 72 South Korea 58.7% compare
- 73 United States 58.4% compare
- 74 Bahrain 58.3% compare
- 75 China 58.1% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 58.0% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 55.5% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1971.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 73rd 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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