Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.1196 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.1196 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.1196 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0537 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 30th 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, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0537 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0564 number per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.058 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0597 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0614 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0626 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0638 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0664 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0689 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0727 number per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0746 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0758 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0783 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0794 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0825 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0836 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0929 number per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0871 number per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0904 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0907 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0945 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0932 number per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0956 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0976 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1002 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1083 number per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1103 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1063 number per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.11 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1051 number per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1077 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1113 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1127 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1127 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1136 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1137 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1127 number per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1117 number per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1126 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1133 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1135 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1139 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1146 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1164 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1169 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1168 number per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1168 number per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1172 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1174 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1196 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0623 number per square kilometre | 0.0537 number per square kilometre | 0.0727 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0835 number per square kilometre | 0.0746 number per square kilometre | 0.0929 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1021 number per square kilometre | 0.0932 number per square kilometre | 0.1103 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1122 number per square kilometre | 0.1077 number per square kilometre | 0.1137 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1163 number per square kilometre | 0.1135 number per square kilometre | 0.1196 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 33 Korea 1.32 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 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 -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.1196 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1196 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0537 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.