Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 19.2 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 19.2 headcount basis.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 21.9 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.08 headcount basis, in 2022.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 128th of 184 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21.63 headcount basis | — |
| 2011 | 21.57 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 20.91 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 21.9 headcount basis | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 20.97 headcount basis | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 20.6 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 20.43 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.18 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.02 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.78 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 19.49 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.13 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.08 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 19.33 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 19.2 headcount basis | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.63 headcount basis | 21.63 headcount basis | 21.63 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.71 headcount basis | 19.78 headcount basis | 21.9 headcount basis | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.25 headcount basis | 19.08 headcount basis | 19.49 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 19.2 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.08 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 128th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release