Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1.29 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 1.29 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.47 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 299,441 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, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 299,441 number | — |
| 1972 | 336,159 number | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 354,969 number | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 427,825 number | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 452,478 number | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 496,921 number | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 537,475 number | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 559,342 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 842,020 number | +50.5% |
| 1980 | 862,147 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 885,606 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 902,507 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 923,726 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 947,556 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 680,739 number | -28.2% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million number | +47.5% |
| 1987 | 1.04 million number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million number | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 1.13 million number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.13 million number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.20 million number | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 1.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.23 million number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.23 million number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.23 million number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.27 million number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.18 million number | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million number | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million number | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 1.43 million number | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.47 million number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.31 million number | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.19 million number | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 1.25 million number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.26 million number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 478,514 number | 299,441 number | 842,020 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 946,971 number | 680,739 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.29 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 299,441 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, 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.