Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 2.09 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 2.16 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 505,751 number, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 505,751 number | — |
| 1972 | 565,435 number | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 594,023 number | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 711,873 number | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 747,302 number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 818,599 number | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 882,672 number | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 912,405 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.34 million number | +47.3% |
| 1980 | 1.37 million number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.40 million number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.42 million number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.44 million number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.47 million number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million number | -25.7% |
| 1986 | 1.54 million number | +41.4% |
| 1987 | 1.60 million number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.63 million number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.72 million number | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.71 million number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.68 million number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.77 million number | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 1.77 million number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.74 million number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.80 million number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.79 million number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.80 million number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.84 million number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.73 million number | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.81 million number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.85 million number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.93 million number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.01 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.04 million number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.94 million number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.86 million number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million number | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.96 million number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.03 million number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.05 million number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.14 million number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.15 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.16 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.11 million number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.11 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.09 million number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 786,842 number | 505,751 number | 1.34 million number | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.47 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.72 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 million number | 1.68 million number | 1.84 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 million number | 1.81 million number | 2.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 million number | 2.00 million number | 2.16 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 19 Argentina 153,249 number compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 150,037 number compare
- 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 147,508 number compare
- 22 Spain 139,938 number compare
- 23 Colombia 129,666 number compare
- 24 Ghana 128,074 number compare
- 25 Thailand 119,038 number compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (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, pupils, per capita 0.0928 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 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 505,751 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.