Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 4.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.25 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
22nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
4.25 million
in 2024
All-time low
796,911
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 4.25 million for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 796,911, in 1971.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 43 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, gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.34 million
1971 796,911 -40.6%
1972 897,162 +12.6%
1973 963,535 +7.4%
1974 1.15 million +19.8%
1975 1.19 million +2.9%
1976 1.32 million +10.9%
1977 1.41 million +7.0%
1978 1.45 million +3.1%
1979 2.33 million +60.5%
1980 2.35 million +0.8%
1981 2.37 million +0.7%
1982 2.40 million +1.4%
1983 2.43 million +1.5%
1984 2.46 million +1.2%
1985 1.71 million -30.4%
1986 2.54 million +47.9%
1987 2.58 million +1.9%
1988 2.59 million +0.3%
1989 2.60 million +0.4%
1990 2.65 million +2.0%
1991 2.60 million -2.2%
1992 2.60 million +0.2%
1993 2.59 million -0.5%
1994 2.62 million +1.2%
1995 2.64 million +0.7%
1996 2.68 million +1.6%
1997 2.71 million +1.0%
1998 2.78 million +2.6%
1999 2.85 million +2.5%
2000 2.87 million +0.7%
2001 2.81 million -2.1%
2002 3.05 million +8.7%
2003 3.19 million +4.5%
2004 3.31 million +3.7%
2005 3.39 million +2.6%
2006 3.20 million -5.7%
2007 3.16 million -1.2%
2008 3.35 million +5.8%
2009 3.40 million +1.5%
2010 3.48 million +2.5%
2011 3.55 million +2.0%
2012 3.60 million +1.4%
2013 3.68 million +2.2%
2014 3.83 million +4.0%
2015 3.84 million +0.3%
2016 3.87 million +0.8%
2017 3.85 million -0.4%
2018 3.88 million +0.8%
2019 3.93 million +1.2%
2020 3.94 million +0.2%
2021 3.98 million +1.1%
2022 4.16 million +4.4%
2023 4.17 million +0.2%
2024 4.25 million +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.29 million 796,911 2.33 million 10
1980s 2.40 million 1.71 million 2.60 million 10
1990s 2.67 million 2.59 million 2.85 million 10
2000s 3.17 million 2.81 million 3.40 million 10
2010s 3.75 million 3.48 million 3.93 million 10
2020s 4.10 million 3.94 million 4.25 million 5

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 19 Uzbekistan 452,226 compare
  2. 20 Italy 423,797 compare
  3. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 406,399 compare
  4. 22 Algeria 390,587 compare
  5. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 388,714 compare
  6. 24 Spain 344,203 compare
  7. 25 Argentina 323,957 compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.25 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 4.25 million in 2024.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 796,911 in 1971.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, teachers with 719 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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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
246 places, 8,396 data points, 1970–2025
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Secondary education, teachers with 719 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.