Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 2.31 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
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Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 2.31 million number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.31 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million number, in 1970.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st 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 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.08 million number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 1.11 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.14 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.17 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.19 million number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.21 million number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.26 million number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.30 million number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.38 million number | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.41 million number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.44 million number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.49 million number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.51 million number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.59 million number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.78 million number | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 1.67 million number | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.73 million number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.74 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.82 million number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.79 million number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.84 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.87 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.93 million number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.09 million number | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 2.11 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.04 million number | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.10 million number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.01 million number | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 2.06 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.13 million number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.16 million number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.17 million number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.18 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.19 million number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.16 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.14 million number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.16 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.17 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.18 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.21 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.24 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.25 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.25 million number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.25 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.26 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.27 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.31 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 million number | 1.41 million number | 1.78 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million number | 1.79 million number | 2.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million number | 2.06 million number | 2.19 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 million number | 2.18 million number | 2.31 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 240,699 number compare
- 19 Poland 235,314 number compare
- 20 Germany 213,874 number compare
- 21 France 202,491 number compare
- 22 Iraq 197,420 number compare
- 23 South Africa 196,319 number compare
- 24 Iran, Islamic Republic of 193,158 number compare
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.31 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.