Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 4.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 4.37 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 4.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 831,348, in 1971.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 67th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.38 million | — |
| 1971 | 831,348 | -39.7% |
| 1972 | 932,605 | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 1.00 million | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 1.20 million | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 1.24 million | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.37 million | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.48 million | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 1.54 million | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.42 million | +57.6% |
| 1980 | 2.45 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.47 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.50 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.54 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.57 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.83 million | -29.0% |
| 1986 | 2.65 million | +45.2% |
| 1987 | 2.70 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.71 million | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.73 million | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.78 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.71 million | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.72 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.70 million | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.73 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.73 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.78 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.80 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.87 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.94 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.96 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.90 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.15 million | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.29 million | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.42 million | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.51 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.32 million | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.29 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.47 million | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3.51 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.80 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.94 million | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.95 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.98 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.96 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.98 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.09 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.28 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 4.29 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.37 million | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +57.6% | 1.54 million | 2.42 million |
| 1986 | +45.2% | 1.83 million | 2.65 million |
| 1971 | -39.7% | 1.38 million | 831,348 |
| 1985 | -29.0% | 2.57 million | 1.83 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 million | 831,348 | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 million | 1.83 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 million | 2.70 million | 2.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 million | 2.90 million | 3.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 million | 3.60 million | 4.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 million | 4.04 million | 4.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 4.37 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 831,348 in 1971.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.