Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.77 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.77 million number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.77 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 305,441 number, in 1971.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 305,441 number | — |
| 1972 | 346,543 number | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 385,090 number | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 434,045 number | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 462,083 number | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 499,072 number | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 534,751 number | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 548,991 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 888,828 number | +61.9% |
| 1980 | 901,398 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 908,019 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 933,838 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 951,396 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 972,948 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 651,632 number | -33.0% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million number | +53.9% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 948,170 number | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 990,702 number | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.05 million number | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 994,586 number | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.09 million number | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million number | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 1.14 million number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.22 million number | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.34 million number | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million number | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 1.15 million number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million number | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million number | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.38 million number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million number | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million number | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1.44 million number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.53 million number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.59 million number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million number | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.70 million number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.75 million number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.77 million number | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +61.9% | 548,991 number | 888,828 number |
| 1986 | +53.9% | 651,632 number | 1.00 million number |
| 1985 | -33.0% | 972,948 number | 651,632 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 489,427 number | 305,441 number | 888,828 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 928,870 number | 651,632 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 million number | 990,702 number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.77 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.77 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 305,441 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.