Teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, female was 2.31 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 2.31 million number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.31 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million number, in 1970.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.08 million number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 1.11 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.14 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.17 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.19 million number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.21 million number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.26 million number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.30 million number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.38 million number | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.41 million number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.44 million number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.49 million number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.51 million number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.59 million number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.78 million number | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 1.67 million number | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.73 million number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.74 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.82 million number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.79 million number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.84 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.87 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.93 million number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.09 million number | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 2.11 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.04 million number | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.10 million number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.01 million number | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 2.06 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.13 million number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.16 million number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.17 million number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.18 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.19 million number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.16 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.14 million number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.16 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.17 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.18 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.21 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.24 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.25 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.25 million number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.25 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.26 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.27 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.31 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 million number | 1.41 million number | 1.78 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million number | 1.79 million number | 2.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million number | 2.06 million number | 2.19 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 million number | 2.18 million number | 2.31 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 240,699 number compare
- 19 Poland 235,314 number compare
- 20 Germany 213,874 number compare
- 21 France 202,491 number compare
- 22 Iraq 197,420 number compare
- 23 South Africa 196,319 number compare
- 24 Iran, Islamic Republic of 193,158 number compare
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.31 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 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.