Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.48 million
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
66th
of 213 groups
All-time high
1.48 million
in 2024
All-time low
298,939
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 1.48 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.48 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 298,939, in 1971.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 66th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 298,939 | — |
| 1972 | 335,404 | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 354,456 | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 429,854 | +21.3% |
| 1975 | 451,184 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 498,397 | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 538,780 | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 562,919 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 844,722 | +50.1% |
| 1980 | 862,843 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 879,434 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 893,054 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 912,849 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 931,147 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 681,724 | -26.8% |
| 1986 | 972,302 | +42.6% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.02 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.05 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.03 million | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.08 million | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.09 million | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.08 million | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.09 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.12 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.18 million | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.24 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 1.43 million | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.25 million | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.27 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.30 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.31 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.42 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.48 million | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 479,406 | 298,939 | 844,722 | 9 |
| 1980s | 922,942 | 681,724 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million | 1.03 million | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million | 1.20 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 1.28 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million | 1.30 million | 1.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 298,939 in 1971.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 66th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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