Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 16.9 headcount basis in 2021. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 16.9 headcount basis, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 19.79 headcount basis in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.9 headcount basis, in 2021.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 113th out of 150 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.04 headcount basis | — |
| 2011 | 19.79 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 18.81 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 17.66 headcount basis | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 17.18 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 17.03 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.9 headcount basis | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.04 headcount basis | 19.04 headcount basis | 19.04 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.36 headcount basis | 17.18 headcount basis | 19.79 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2020s | 16.97 headcount basis | 16.9 headcount basis | 17.03 headcount basis | 2 |
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 16.9 headcount basis in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 19.79 headcount basis in 2011.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 113th out of 150 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 upper secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release