Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) was 1.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 1.45 million.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 1.46 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 288,073, in 1971.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 72nd of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 288,073 | — |
| 1972 | 324,244 | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 343,903 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 418,785 | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 439,020 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 485,983 | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 526,287 | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 549,485 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 831,062 | +51.2% |
| 1980 | 848,889 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 865,975 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 880,748 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 899,046 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 917,890 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 668,345 | -27.2% |
| 1986 | 957,874 | +43.3% |
| 1987 | 990,750 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.00 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.06 million | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.01 million | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.06 million | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.06 million | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.10 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.16 million | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.33 million | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.41 million | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.26 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.28 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.29 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.31 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.39 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.45 million | +4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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 | +51.2% | 549,485 | 831,062 |
| 1986 | +43.3% | 668,345 | 957,874 |
| 1985 | -27.2% | 917,890 | 668,345 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 467,427 | 288,073 | 831,062 | 9 |
| 1980s | 909,070 | 668,345 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 million | 1.01 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million | 1.18 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million | 1.26 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million | 1.28 million | 1.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 1.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 288,073 in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 72nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release