Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 837,789 in 2024. β Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 837,789, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 871,345 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50,549, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92,339 | 50,549 | 130,030 | 9 |
| 1980s | 225,032 | 131,550 | 412,958 | 10 |
| 1990s | 317,576 | 236,703 | 480,575 | 10 |
| 2000s | 533,632 | 358,550 | 718,175 | 10 |
| 2010s | 764,750 | 728,097 | 805,282 | 10 |
| 2020s | 820,628 | 777,039 | 871,345 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) β
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 837,789 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 871,345 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,549 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release