Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1.23 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 1.23 million number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.43 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 281,491 number, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 24th 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, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 281,491 number | — |
| 1972 | 316,904 number | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 334,874 number | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 406,629 number | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 431,482 number | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 475,706 number | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 516,503 number | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 537,524 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 819,935 number | +52.5% |
| 1980 | 838,044 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 862,089 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 879,689 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 898,770 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 921,735 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 654,189 number | -29.0% |
| 1986 | 976,798 number | +49.3% |
| 1987 | 1.02 million number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.04 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.12 million number | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 1.11 million number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.10 million number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million number | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.16 million number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.20 million number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.24 million number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.14 million number | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.20 million number | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million number | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.38 million number | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.39 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million number | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million number | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.23 million number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.29 million number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 457,894 number | 281,491 number | 819,935 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 920,988 number | 654,189 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.24 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.23 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 281,491 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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Total number of female 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.