Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 108,711 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 108,711, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 124,099 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,760, in 1970.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 183rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,760 | — |
| 1971 | 4,080 | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 4,416 | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 4,804 | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 5,514 | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 6,262 | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 7,318 | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 8,137 | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 9,337 | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 9,628 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 11,254 | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 11,113 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 11,348 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 12,136 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 12,886 | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 13,393 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 14,224 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 14,448 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 14,746 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 14,983 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 15,018 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 15,779 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 16,610 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 17,396 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 19,139 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 20,093 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 20,501 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 22,210 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 23,985 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 24,841 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 25,817 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 26,626 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 28,248 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 29,158 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 32,163 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 33,674 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 36,316 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 124,099 | +241.7% |
| 2008 | 108,288 | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 97,616 | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 97,598 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 96,247 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 94,640 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 100,536 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 94,117 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 104,047 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 101,022 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 105,191 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 99,018 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 99,144 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99,216 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99,765 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 101,059 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 108,447 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 108,711 | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +241.7% | 36,316 | 124,099 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,325 | 3,760 | 9,628 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,053 | 11,113 | 14,983 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,557 | 15,018 | 24,841 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,200 | 25,817 | 124,099 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,156 | 94,117 | 105,191 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,439 | 99,216 | 108,711 | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 180 Bermuda 55 compare
- 181 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42 compare
- 182 Cayman Islands 34 compare
- 182 Dominica 34 compare
- 184 Anguilla 14 compare
- 185 Cook Islands 2 compare
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 108,711 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 124,099 in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,760 in 1970.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release