Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.202 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.202 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2029 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0399 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0692 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0584 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0674 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0728 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1225 units per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1233 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1246 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1264 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1295 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1331 units per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1351 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1359 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1353 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1351 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1351 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1375 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1384 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1459 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1551 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1617 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1673 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1715 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.161 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1588 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.168 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1701 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1743 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1775 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1795 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1819 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1892 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1895 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.191 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.19 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1912 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1925 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1926 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1942 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2029 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.202 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | 0.1225 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1262 units per square kilometre | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1378 units per square kilometre | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | 0.1454 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1602 units per square kilometre | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | 0.1715 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1857 units per square kilometre | 0.1743 units per square kilometre | 0.1925 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1979 units per square kilometre | 0.1926 units per square kilometre | 0.2029 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 25 Pakistan 2.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Marshall Islands 2.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 2.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 India 2.26 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Grenada 2.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.04 units per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.202 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2029 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0399 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.