Secondary education, teachers, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers, female was 2.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 2.26 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 2.26 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 376,083, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 548,712 | — |
| 1971 | 376,083 | -31.5% |
| 1972 | 428,363 | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 463,089 | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 571,506 | +23.4% |
| 1975 | 595,667 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 667,346 | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 724,071 | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 757,350 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1.29 million | +70.3% |
| 1980 | 1.31 million | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.33 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.35 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.38 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.40 million | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 919,292 | -34.5% |
| 1986 | 1.46 million | +59.3% |
| 1987 | 1.50 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.52 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.54 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.57 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.54 million | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.54 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.55 million | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.56 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.57 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.60 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.62 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.67 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.72 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.74 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.65 million | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.87 million | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 1.99 million | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 2.06 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.13 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.76 million | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.90 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.96 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.99 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.01 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.07 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.07 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.07 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.07 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.21 million | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.26 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 642,201 | 376,083 | 1.29 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 million | 919,292 | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 million | 1.54 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million | 1.65 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 million | 1.94 million | 2.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 million | 2.07 million | 2.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 226,973 compare
- 22 Ukraine 226,280 compare
- 23 Argentina 221,331 compare
- 24 Spain 204,966 compare
- 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 200,449 compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 187,261 compare
- 27 Bangladesh 163,967 compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.26 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 376,083 in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.