Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 52.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 52.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 58.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1971.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.9% | — |
| 1972 | 38.4% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 39.6% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 41.0% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 46.5% | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 46.9% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 48.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 49.2% | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 50.9% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 51.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 57.8% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.8% | 36.9% | 46.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 43.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 50.5% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 51.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 51.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 52.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.