Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 4.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.29 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.29 million
in 2024
All-time low
803,848
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 4.29 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 4.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 803,848, in 1971.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 76th 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 in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.35 million | — |
| 1971 | 803,848 | -40.4% |
| 1972 | 903,839 | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 970,961 | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 1.17 million | +20.2% |
| 1975 | 1.20 million | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.34 million | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 1.45 million | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 1.50 million | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 2.38 million | +58.9% |
| 1980 | 2.41 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.43 million | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.47 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.51 million | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 2.54 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.79 million | -29.5% |
| 1986 | 2.61 million | +46.0% |
| 1987 | 2.66 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.67 million | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.69 million | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.74 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.67 million | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.67 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.66 million | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.68 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.68 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.73 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.75 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.82 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.88 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.90 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.85 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.10 million | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 3.24 million | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.36 million | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 3.45 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.26 million | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 3.22 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.40 million | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3.45 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.53 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.60 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.74 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.89 million | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 3.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.92 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.90 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.93 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.97 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.98 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.21 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.21 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.29 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 million | 803,848 | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.48 million | 1.79 million | 2.69 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.73 million | 2.66 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.22 million | 2.85 million | 3.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.80 million | 3.53 million | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.14 million | 3.98 million | 4.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 73 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 72,283 compare
- 74 Belarus 71,514 compare
- 75 Israel 71,062 compare
- 76 Czechia 69,387 compare
- 77 Burkina Faso 68,557 compare
- 78 Switzerland 68,266 compare
- 79 Serbia 67,944 compare
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 4.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 803,848 in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release