Teachers in secondary education, male in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Teachers in secondary education, male was 1.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.61 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
97th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.65 million
in 2022
All-time low
384,625
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, male in MDG: Latin America, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, male in MDG: Latin America stood at 1.61 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in MDG: Latin America peaked at 1.65 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 384,625, in 1971.
That places MDG: Latin America 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 751,528 | — |
| 1971 | 384,625 | -48.8% |
| 1972 | 427,560 | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 455,730 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 539,190 | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 548,046 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 606,402 | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 644,768 | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 658,137 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.00 million | +52.7% |
| 1980 | 1.00 million | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.00 million | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.01 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 million | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 747,400 | -26.3% |
| 1986 | 1.03 million | +37.3% |
| 1987 | 1.03 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.02 million | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.02 million | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.03 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 989,023 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 984,700 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 971,055 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 985,948 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 984,844 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 989,895 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 995,933 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.05 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.36 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.41 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.52 million | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.55 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.59 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.59 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.59 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.65 million | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.63 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.61 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 602,096 | 384,625 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 987,248 | 747,400 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 996,665 | 971,055 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million | 1.02 million | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 1.36 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 million | 1.59 million | 1.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in MDG: Latin America?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in MDG: Latin America was 1.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 384,625 in 1971.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release