Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Secondary education, teachers was 4.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 4.37 million for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 4.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 830,971, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd of 45 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 in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.38 million | — |
| 1971 | 830,971 | -39.7% |
| 1972 | 932,209 | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 999,834 | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 1.20 million | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 1.24 million | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.37 million | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.48 million | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 1.54 million | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.42 million | +57.6% |
| 1980 | 2.45 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.47 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.50 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.54 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.57 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.83 million | -29.0% |
| 1986 | 2.65 million | +45.2% |
| 1987 | 2.70 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.71 million | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.73 million | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.78 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.71 million | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.72 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.70 million | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.72 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.73 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.78 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.80 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.86 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.93 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.96 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.90 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.15 million | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.29 million | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.42 million | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.32 million | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.29 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.47 million | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3.51 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.80 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.94 million | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.95 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.98 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.96 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.98 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.09 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.28 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 4.29 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.37 million | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +57.6% | 1.54 million | 2.42 million |
| 1986 | +45.2% | 1.83 million | 2.65 million |
| 1971 | -39.7% | 1.38 million | 830,971 |
| 1985 | -29.0% | 2.57 million | 1.83 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 million | 830,971 | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 million | 1.83 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 million | 2.70 million | 2.93 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 million | 2.90 million | 3.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 million | 3.60 million | 4.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 million | 4.04 million | 4.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0956 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Secondary education, teachers in Latin America & Caribbean was 4.37 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?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 830,971 in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.