Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled was 2.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.64 million
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
20th
of 42 groups
All-time high
2.64 million
in 2024
All-time low
421,384
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 2.64 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 2.64 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 421,384, in 1971.

That places Latin America & Caribbean 20th out of 42 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 592,692
1971 421,384 -28.9%
1972 478,776 +13.6%
1973 517,066 +8.0%
1974 626,578 +21.2%
1975 652,987 +4.2%
1976 725,963 +11.2%
1977 785,009 +8.1%
1978 821,328 +4.6%
1979 1.36 million +65.0%
1980 1.38 million +1.9%
1981 1.40 million +1.3%
1982 1.42 million +1.6%
1983 1.46 million +2.4%
1984 1.48 million +1.8%
1985 1.00 million -32.4%
1986 1.55 million +54.6%
1987 1.59 million +2.8%
1988 1.61 million +1.2%
1989 1.63 million +1.0%
1990 1.66 million +2.0%
1991 1.65 million -1.1%
1992 1.65 million +0.2%
1993 1.65 million +0.0%
1994 1.67 million +1.1%
1995 1.68 million +0.6%
1996 1.71 million +2.2%
1997 1.74 million +1.3%
1998 1.79 million +2.9%
1999 1.85 million +3.5%
2000 1.87 million +1.2%
2001 1.79 million -4.2%
2002 2.02 million +12.7%
2003 2.15 million +6.6%
2004 2.23 million +3.7%
2005 2.31 million +3.4%
2006 2.07 million -10.5%
2007 1.95 million -5.4%
2008 2.07 million +5.9%
2009 2.11 million +1.7%
2010 2.15 million +2.0%
2011 2.18 million +1.5%
2012 2.21 million +1.6%
2013 2.25 million +1.7%
2014 2.32 million +3.1%
2015 2.33 million +0.2%
2016 2.34 million +0.4%
2017 2.32 million -0.8%
2018 2.33 million +0.5%
2019 2.34 million +0.5%
2020 2.35 million +0.6%
2021 2.40 million +1.9%
2022 2.52 million +5.0%
2023 2.55 million +1.5%
2024 2.64 million +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 697,733 421,384 1.36 million 10
1980s 1.45 million 1.00 million 1.63 million 10
1990s 1.70 million 1.65 million 1.85 million 10
2000s 2.06 million 1.79 million 2.31 million 10
2010s 2.28 million 2.15 million 2.34 million 10
2020s 2.49 million 2.35 million 2.64 million 5

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

  1. 17 Egypt 258,695 compare
  2. 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 233,866 compare
  3. 19 Poland 230,981 compare
  4. 20 Japan 229,645 compare
  5. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 226,973 compare
  6. 22 Ukraine 226,280 compare
  7. 23 Argentina 221,331 compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean?
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.64 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 2.64 million in 2024.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 421,384 in 1971.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, teachers, female with 670 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
243 places, 7,422 data points, 1970–2025
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Secondary education, teachers, female with 670 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.