Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Secondary education, teachers was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 60.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 66.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1970.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.6% | — |
| 1971 | 50.5% | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 56.2% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 55.1% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 58.8% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 61.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.7% | 42.6% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.0% | 55.1% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.6% | 60.1% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 59.4% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 57.9% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 58.0% | 60.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 13 Azerbaijan 78.3% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 78.3% compare
- 15 Bulgaria 77.0% compare
- 16 Estonia 76.1% compare
- 17 Mongolia 75.9% compare
- 18 San Marino 75.7% compare
- 19 Slovakia 75.5% compare
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 60.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.