What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0069 units per person in 1979.

What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 1971.

How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.

Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0066 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0066 units per person

Change on year

up 1.2%

Rank

10th

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.0069 units per person

in 1979

All-time low

0.0028 units per person

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

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

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0066 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0069 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per person, in 1971.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2024.
Year	units per person	Change
1970	0.0049 units per person	—
1971	0.0028 units per person	-42.1%
1972	0.0031 units per person	+9.9%
1973	0.0033 units per person	+4.8%
1974	0.0038 units per person	+16.9%
1975	0.0039 units per person	+0.5%
1976	0.0042 units per person	+8.3%
1977	0.0044 units per person	+4.5%
1978	0.0044 units per person	+0.7%
1979	0.0069 units per person	+56.8%
1980	0.0068 units per person	-1.5%
1981	0.0067 units per person	-1.5%
1982	0.0066 units per person	-0.8%
1983	0.0066 units per person	-0.7%
1984	0.0065 units per person	-0.9%
1985	0.0044 units per person	-31.9%
1986	0.0064 units per person	+44.9%
1987	0.0064 units per person	-0.1%
1988	0.0063 units per person	-1.7%
1989	0.0062 units per person	-1.5%
1990	0.0062 units per person	+0.0%
1991	0.006 units per person	-4.0%
1992	0.0059 units per person	-1.6%
1993	0.0058 units per person	-2.3%
1994	0.0057 units per person	-0.5%
1995	0.0057 units per person	-1.0%
1996	0.0057 units per person	-0.1%
1997	0.0056 units per person	-0.6%
1998	0.0057 units per person	+1.0%
1999	0.0057 units per person	+0.9%
2000	0.0057 units per person	-0.8%
2001	0.0055 units per person	-3.5%
2002	0.0059 units per person	+7.2%
2003	0.0061 units per person	+3.2%
2004	0.0062 units per person	+2.4%
2005	0.0063 units per person	+1.4%
2006	0.0059 units per person	-6.8%
2007	0.0057 units per person	-2.4%
2008	0.006 units per person	+4.6%
2009	0.006 units per person	+0.3%
2010	0.0061 units per person	+1.4%
2011	0.0061 units per person	+0.9%
2012	0.0062 units per person	+0.3%
2013	0.0062 units per person	+1.1%
2014	0.0064 units per person	+2.9%
2015	0.0064 units per person	-0.7%
2016	0.0064 units per person	-0.2%
2017	0.0063 units per person	-1.4%
2018	0.0063 units per person	-0.1%
2019	0.0063 units per person	+0.4%
2020	0.0063 units per person	-0.6%
2021	0.0063 units per person	+0.5%
2022	0.0065 units per person	+3.8%
2023	0.0065 units per person	-0.5%
2024	0.0066 units per person	+1.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0042 units per person	0.0028 units per person	0.0069 units per person	10
1980s	0.0063 units per person	0.0044 units per person	0.0068 units per person	10
1990s	0.0058 units per person	0.0056 units per person	0.0062 units per person	10
2000s	0.0059 units per person	0.0055 units per person	0.0063 units per person	10
2010s	0.0063 units per person	0.0061 units per person	0.0064 units per person	10
2020s	0.0064 units per person	0.0063 units per person	0.0066 units per person	5

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

7 Azerbaijan 0.0114 units per person compare
8 Tuvalu 0.0114 units per person compare
9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0114 units per person compare
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

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)

All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0066 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0069 units per person in 1979.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 1971.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Secondary education, teachers, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 22 August 2026

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.