Primary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0045 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.0045 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0054 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 units per person, in 2021.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0051 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0046 units per person | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.005 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.005 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.005 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0051 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.005 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.005 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0051 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.005 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 units per person | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 11 Norway 0.0093 units per person compare
- 12 Israel 0.0093 units per person compare
- 13 Iceland 0.0093 units per person compare
- 14 French Polynesia 0.0091 units per person compare
- 15 Maldives 0.0089 units per person compare
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0087 units per person compare
- 17 Luxembourg 0.0087 units per person compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0045 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 units per person in 2021.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.