Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 4.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.25 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
77th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.25 million
in 2024
All-time low
796,911
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 4.25 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 4.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 796,911, in 1971.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 77th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.34 million
1971 796,911 -40.6%
1972 897,162 +12.6%
1973 963,535 +7.4%
1974 1.15 million +19.8%
1975 1.19 million +2.9%
1976 1.32 million +10.9%
1977 1.41 million +7.0%
1978 1.45 million +3.1%
1979 2.33 million +60.5%
1980 2.35 million +0.8%
1981 2.37 million +0.7%
1982 2.40 million +1.4%
1983 2.43 million +1.5%
1984 2.46 million +1.2%
1985 1.71 million -30.4%
1986 2.54 million +47.9%
1987 2.58 million +1.9%
1988 2.59 million +0.3%
1989 2.60 million +0.4%
1990 2.65 million +2.0%
1991 2.60 million -2.2%
1992 2.60 million +0.2%
1993 2.59 million -0.5%
1994 2.62 million +1.2%
1995 2.64 million +0.7%
1996 2.68 million +1.6%
1997 2.71 million +1.0%
1998 2.78 million +2.6%
1999 2.85 million +2.5%
2000 2.87 million +0.7%
2001 2.81 million -2.1%
2002 3.05 million +8.7%
2003 3.19 million +4.5%
2004 3.31 million +3.7%
2005 3.39 million +2.6%
2006 3.20 million -5.7%
2007 3.16 million -1.2%
2008 3.35 million +5.8%
2009 3.40 million +1.5%
2010 3.48 million +2.5%
2011 3.55 million +2.0%
2012 3.60 million +1.4%
2013 3.68 million +2.2%
2014 3.83 million +4.0%
2015 3.84 million +0.3%
2016 3.87 million +0.8%
2017 3.85 million -0.4%
2018 3.88 million +0.8%
2019 3.93 million +1.2%
2020 3.94 million +0.2%
2021 3.98 million +1.1%
2022 4.16 million +4.4%
2023 4.17 million +0.2%
2024 4.25 million +2.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1979 +60.5% 1.45 million 2.33 million
1986 +47.9% 1.71 million 2.54 million
1971 -40.6% 1.34 million 796,911
1985 -30.4% 2.46 million 1.71 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.29 million 796,911 2.33 million 10
1980s 2.40 million 1.71 million 2.60 million 10
1990s 2.67 million 2.59 million 2.85 million 10
2000s 3.17 million 2.81 million 3.40 million 10
2010s 3.75 million 3.48 million 3.93 million 10
2020s 4.10 million 3.94 million 4.25 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 74 Belarus 71,514 compare
  2. 75 Israel 71,062 compare
  3. 76 Czechia 69,387 compare
  4. 77 Burkina Faso 68,557 compare
  5. 78 Switzerland 68,266 compare
  6. 79 Serbia 67,944 compare
  7. 80 Tajikistan 67,698 compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 4.25 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 4.25 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 796,911 in 1971.
How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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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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.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
435 places, 17,549 data points, 1970–2025
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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.