Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 2.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean recorded 2.56 million for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 2.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million, in 1971.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.16 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.11 million | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.15 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.18 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.21 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.24 million | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.26 million | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.32 million | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.37 million | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.44 million | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 1.48 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.50 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.56 million | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.57 million | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.64 million | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.67 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.65 million | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.74 million | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.81 million | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.80 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.88 million | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.85 million | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.90 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.94 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2.00 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.90 million | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.94 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.13 million | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 1.95 million | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 2.10 million | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 2.15 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.23 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.26 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.26 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.17 million | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.24 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.26 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.30 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.35 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.36 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.37 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.37 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.39 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.39 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.44 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.52 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.56 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.25 million | 1.11 million | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 million | 1.48 million | 1.81 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million | 1.85 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 million | 2.15 million | 2.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 million | 2.28 million | 2.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 million | 2.39 million | 2.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50,309 compare
- 69 Switzerland 48,721 compare
- 70 Angola 47,539 compare
- 71 Burkina Faso 45,944 compare
- 72 Romania 44,527 compare
- 73 Portugal 42,707 compare
- 74 Malawi 41,351 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6925 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 2.56 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 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 851 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.