Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.82 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 1.82 million number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.82 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 325,049 number, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 325,049 number | — |
| 1972 | 366,723 number | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 405,889 number | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 457,683 number | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 488,500 number | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 528,831 number | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 571,737 number | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 593,082 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 935,477 number | +57.7% |
| 1980 | 952,895 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 961,479 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 986,363 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.01 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.03 million number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 710,720 number | -31.1% |
| 1986 | 1.06 million number | +49.7% |
| 1987 | 1.07 million number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.08 million number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.01 million number | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 1.06 million number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.12 million number | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million number | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.07 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million number | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.19 million number | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.25 million number | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.38 million number | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.37 million number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million number | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.28 million number | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million number | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.44 million number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million number | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.51 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.55 million number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.59 million number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.62 million number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.65 million number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million number | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.73 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.75 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.80 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.82 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 519,219 number | 325,049 number | 935,477 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 987,182 number | 710,720 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.70 million number | 1.55 million number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.82 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 325,049 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.