Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.05 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 2.05 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.11 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 489,950 number, in 1971.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 23rd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 489,950 number | — |
| 1972 | 549,191 number | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 577,130 number | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 692,116 number | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 724,580 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 792,302 number | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 849,026 number | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 872,176 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.30 million number | +49.1% |
| 1980 | 1.32 million number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.35 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.37 million number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.39 million number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.42 million number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.04 million number | -26.8% |
| 1986 | 1.49 million number | +43.5% |
| 1987 | 1.54 million number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.57 million number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.66 million number | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.65 million number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.62 million number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.72 million number | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.72 million number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.69 million number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.75 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.74 million number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.75 million number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.79 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.68 million number | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.76 million number | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.79 million number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.94 million number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.95 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.98 million number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million number | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.81 million number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.91 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.95 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.98 million number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.03 million number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.09 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.10 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.11 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.06 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.05 million number | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +49.1% | 872,176 number | 1.30 million number |
| 1986 | +43.5% | 1.04 million number | 1.49 million number |
| 1985 | -26.8% | 1.42 million number | 1.04 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 760,811 number | 489,950 number | 1.30 million number | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.41 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 million number | 1.62 million number | 1.79 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million number | 1.76 million number | 1.98 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 million number | 1.95 million number | 2.11 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 26 Saudi Arabia 117,774 number 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 teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.05 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 489,950 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 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.