Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers was 3.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 3.86 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 3.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 750,879, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 24th out of 43 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 & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.30 million | — |
| 1971 | 750,879 | -42.3% |
| 1972 | 844,078 | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 907,063 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 1.10 million | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 1.13 million | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.27 million | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 1.37 million | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.42 million | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.30 million | +61.9% |
| 1980 | 2.32 million | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.34 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.38 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.41 million | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.43 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.68 million | -30.9% |
| 1986 | 2.50 million | +48.8% |
| 1987 | 2.54 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.56 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.57 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.62 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.54 million | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.54 million | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.53 million | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.54 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.54 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.59 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.60 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.73 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.74 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.67 million | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.91 million | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 3.04 million | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.14 million | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.22 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.02 million | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.98 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.16 million | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.27 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.33 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.37 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.42 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.55 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.56 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.59 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.57 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.59 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.62 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.81 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 3.79 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.86 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 million | 750,879 | 2.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.37 million | 1.68 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 million | 2.53 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 million | 2.67 million | 3.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 million | 3.27 million | 3.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.74 million | 3.62 million | 3.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 406,399 compare
- 22 Algeria 390,587 compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 388,714 compare
- 24 Spain 344,203 compare
- 25 Argentina 323,957 compare
- 26 Poland 322,900 compare
- 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 284,798 compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 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 22.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.79 million (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 3.86 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 750,879 in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.