Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0037 number per person in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.0037 number per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0045 number per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 number per person, in 2018.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0038 number per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0038 number per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 number per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 number per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 number per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 number per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0038 number per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 number per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 number per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 number per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 number per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 number per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 number per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 number per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 number per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 number per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 number per person | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 number per person | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 number per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 number per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 number per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 number per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 number per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 number per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 number per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 number per person | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 number per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 number per person | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 number per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 number per person | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 number per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 number per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 number per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 number per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 number per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.004 number per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 number per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 number per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 number per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 number per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 number per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 number per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 number per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 number per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 number per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 number per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 number per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 number per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 number per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0039 number per person | 0.0038 number per person | 0.0041 number per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 number per person | 0.0041 number per person | 0.0045 number per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 number per person | 0.0041 number per person | 0.0045 number per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 number per person | 0.0038 number per person | 0.0042 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 number per person | 0.0037 number per person | 0.0038 number per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 8 Iceland 0.0074 number per person compare
- 9 Norway 0.0074 number per person compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0073 number per person compare
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 0.0071 number per person compare
- 12 American Samoa 0.007 number per person compare
- 13 Iraq 0.007 number per person compare
- 14 Dominica 0.0068 number per person 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), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0037 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 number per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 number per person in 2018.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.