Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.1203 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.1203 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1203 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.053 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 29th 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), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.053 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0556 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0572 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.059 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0607 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0621 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0635 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0663 number per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.069 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.073 number per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0749 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0761 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0788 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0799 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0833 number per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0845 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0942 number per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0881 number per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0916 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0918 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0958 number per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0944 number per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.097 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0991 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1019 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1104 number per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1124 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1084 number per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1122 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1068 number per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1096 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1134 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1149 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.115 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1152 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1152 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1142 number per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1127 number per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1136 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1142 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1146 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1149 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1157 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1172 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1176 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1176 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1175 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1179 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.118 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1203 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0619 number per square kilometre | 0.053 number per square kilometre | 0.073 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0843 number per square kilometre | 0.0749 number per square kilometre | 0.0942 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1038 number per square kilometre | 0.0944 number per square kilometre | 0.1124 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1138 number per square kilometre | 0.1096 number per square kilometre | 0.1152 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1171 number per square kilometre | 0.1146 number per square kilometre | 0.1203 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 26 Kuwait 1.65 number per square kilometre compare
- 27 British Virgin Islands 1.56 number per square kilometre compare
- 28 Saint Lucia 1.51 number per square kilometre compare
- 29 Philippines 1.45 number per square kilometre compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 1.42 number per square kilometre compare
- 31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.39 number per square kilometre compare
- 32 Luxembourg 1.39 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1203 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1203 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.053 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.