Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 1.03 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 1.03 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.03 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63,644 number, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63,644 number | — |
| 1971 | 69,368 number | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 73,241 number | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 77,698 number | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 82,467 number | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 88,922 number | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 101,581 number | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 112,491 number | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 124,908 number | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 137,529 number | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 153,570 number | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 179,731 number | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 207,551 number | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 233,575 number | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 266,351 number | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 290,958 number | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 319,455 number | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 409,115 number | +28.1% |
| 1988 | 426,840 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 441,789 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 505,123 number | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 519,211 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 540,625 number | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 566,616 number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 596,726 number | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 627,062 number | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 662,544 number | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 691,891 number | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 656,548 number | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 698,614 number | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 738,898 number | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 778,920 number | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 745,838 number | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 816,422 number | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 803,759 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 841,846 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 822,400 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 848,078 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 874,630 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 917,035 number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 934,319 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 976,675 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million number | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 914,054 number | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 927,878 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 944,303 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 959,681 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 977,812 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 995,158 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million number | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93,185 number | 63,644 number | 137,529 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 292,894 number | 153,570 number | 441,789 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 606,496 number | 505,123 number | 698,614 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 818,783 number | 738,898 number | 917,035 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 967,673 number | 914,054 number | 1.03 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 pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.03 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,644 number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.