Teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in primary education, female was 2.40 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 2.40 million number, 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 in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 2.40 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million number, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 20th 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 in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.08 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.13 million number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.16 million number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.20 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.23 million number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.26 million number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.28 million number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.33 million number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.38 million number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.46 million number | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 1.50 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.52 million number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.57 million number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.59 million number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.66 million number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.68 million number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.86 million number | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 1.75 million number | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 1.81 million number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.82 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.90 million number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.87 million number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.92 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.96 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2.01 million number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.17 million number | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 2.21 million number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.13 million number | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.20 million number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.11 million number | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 2.16 million number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.23 million number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.26 million number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.26 million number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.28 million number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.26 million number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.24 million number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.26 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.27 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.28 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.28 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.30 million number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.33 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.34 million number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.34 million number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.34 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.35 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.40 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.25 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.46 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.86 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 million number | 1.87 million number | 2.21 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 million number | 2.16 million number | 2.28 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million number | 2.28 million number | 2.40 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.40 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.