Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.1162 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.1162 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 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.1162 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0514 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 32nd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0514 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.054 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0555 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0572 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0586 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0597 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0605 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.063 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0653 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.069 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0708 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.072 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0745 number per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0756 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0787 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0798 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0893 number per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0836 number per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0869 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0872 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.091 number per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0897 number per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0921 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.094 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0966 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1047 number per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.106 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1021 number per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1054 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1011 number per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1035 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1069 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1085 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1088 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1096 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1097 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1087 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1076 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1085 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.109 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1092 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1098 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1108 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1126 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1131 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1131 number per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1131 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1137 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.114 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1162 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0594 number per square kilometre | 0.0514 number per square kilometre | 0.069 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0798 number per square kilometre | 0.0708 number per square kilometre | 0.0893 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0983 number per square kilometre | 0.0897 number per square kilometre | 0.106 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1081 number per square kilometre | 0.1035 number per square kilometre | 0.1097 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1126 number per square kilometre | 0.1092 number per square kilometre | 0.1162 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 34 Liechtenstein 1.27 number per square kilometre compare
- 35 Seychelles 1.18 number per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1162 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1162 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0514 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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), 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.