Teachers in primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Teachers in primary education, female was 2.53 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.53 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.53 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.09 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 2.53 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 2.53 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million, in 1971.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.15 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 million | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 1.12 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.16 million | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.19 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.22 million | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.24 million | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.29 million | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.34 million | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1.42 million | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.46 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.48 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.54 million | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.55 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.61 million | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.64 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.62 million | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.71 million | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 1.78 million | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.78 million | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.86 million | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.83 million | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.88 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.92 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.87 million | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.91 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.10 million | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.92 million | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 2.07 million | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 2.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.20 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.23 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.23 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.24 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.14 million | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.21 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.23 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.24 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.25 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.26 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.29 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.32 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.33 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.35 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.35 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.48 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.53 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.22 million | 1.09 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 million | 1.46 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 million | 1.83 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 million | 2.12 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.25 million | 2.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 million | 2.35 million | 2.53 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 62.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.61 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 2.53 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release