Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate was 0.8527 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 0.8527 % change on previous year for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 1,752.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 9.54 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -8.11 % change on previous year, in 1998.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 112th of 221 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 primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -7.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -135.6% |
| 1973 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 1974 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1976 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 1977 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +182.8% |
| 1978 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 6.01 % change on previous year | +64.5% |
| 1980 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 1981 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 5.27 % change on previous year | +146.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4822 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1984 | 4.41 % change on previous year | +814.5% |
| 1985 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 1986 | -1.39 % change on previous year | -158.0% |
| 1987 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -464.1% |
| 1988 | 4.59 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1989 | -0.1344 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 1990 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -3033.6% |
| 1991 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -138.8% |
| 1992 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -295.4% |
| 1993 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +21.8% |
| 1995 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -248.9% |
| 1996 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
| 1997 | 9.54 % change on previous year | +232.1% |
| 1998 | -8.11 % change on previous year | -185.1% |
| 1999 | 7.4 % change on previous year | -191.3% |
| 2000 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -74.6% |
| 2001 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +91.1% |
| 2002 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 2003 | 0.736 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 2004 | -0.6326 % change on previous year | -185.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6514 % change on previous year | -203.0% |
| 2006 | -4.92 % change on previous year | -855.2% |
| 2007 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9591 % change on previous year | -53.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2944 % change on previous year | -69.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5956 % change on previous year | +102.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5992 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +71.1% |
| 2013 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +51.2% |
| 2014 | 0.046 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0758 % change on previous year | -264.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0814 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4316 % change on previous year | -630.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2308 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 2019 | -0.1369 % change on previous year | -159.3% |
| 2020 | -0.7663 % change on previous year | +459.6% |
| 2021 | -0.2982 % change on previous year | -61.1% |
| 2022 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -773.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6819 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8527 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +3033.6% | -0.1344 % change on previous year | 3.94 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -855.2% | 0.6514 % change on previous year | -4.92 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +814.5% | 0.4822 % change on previous year | 4.41 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +773.1% | -0.2982 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.13 % change on previous year | -7.99 % change on previous year | 6.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.53 % change on previous year | -1.39 % change on previous year | 5.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 % change on previous year | -8.11 % change on previous year | 9.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6409 % change on previous year | -4.92 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4186 % change on previous year | -0.1369 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4955 % change on previous year | -0.7663 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 109 Burundi 0.7295 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Mexico 0.6872 % change on previous year compare
- 111 North Macedonia 0.6254 % change on previous year compare
- 112 Serbia 0.6216 % change on previous year compare
- 113 Slovakia 0.5972 % change on previous year compare
- 114 Japan 0.5011 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Vietnam 0.3544 % change on previous year compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.619 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 0.8527 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.11 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,752.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.