Teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Teachers in primary education, female was 2.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.37 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
89th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.37 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.05 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Latin America, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 2.37 million for teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 2.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million, in 1971.
That places MDG: Latin America 89th 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.09 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.05 million | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.08 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.11 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.14 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.16 million | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.17 million | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.22 million | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.27 million | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.34 million | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 1.38 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.40 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.46 million | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.46 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.52 million | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.56 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.54 million | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.62 million | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 1.69 million | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.69 million | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.77 million | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.74 million | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.79 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.83 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.88 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.77 million | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.80 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.00 million | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 1.80 million | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 1.96 million | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 2.01 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.08 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.11 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.13 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.13 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.02 million | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.09 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.12 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.18 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.18 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.21 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.20 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.25 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.32 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 2.37 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.16 million | 1.05 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 million | 1.38 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 million | 1.74 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 million | 2.01 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 million | 2.12 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 million | 2.20 million | 2.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 86 United Arab Emirates 30,531 compare
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- 89 Denmark 28,282 compare
- 90 Cambodia 27,672 compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 26,544 compare
- 92 Tajikistan 26,278 compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Latin America?
- Teachers in primary education, female in MDG: Latin America was 2.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million in 1971.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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