Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0062 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.0062 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.007 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per person, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0049 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0028 units per person | -43.7% |
| 1972 | 0.003 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0038 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.007 units per person | +58.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0068 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 units per person | -32.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0066 units per person | +45.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0061 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0056 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.006 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.006 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.006 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.006 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.006 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.006 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.006 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.006 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.006 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0062 units per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 10 Brunei Darussalam 0.011 units per person compare
- 11 Kuwait 0.0109 units per person compare
- 12 Marshall Islands 0.0108 units per person compare
- 13 Norway 0.0107 units per person compare
- 14 Bermuda 0.0106 units per person compare
- 15 Serbia 0.0103 units per person compare
- 16 North Macedonia 0.0103 units per person compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0062 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 units per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.