Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 1.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.13 million
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
69th
of 211 groups
All-time high
1.13 million
in 2024
All-time low
116,486
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 1.13 million for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 1.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 116,486, in 1971.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 69th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 116,486 | — |
| 1972 | 137,003 | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 155,345 | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 189,800 | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 194,981 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 220,305 | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 239,210 | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 250,603 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 502,607 | +100.6% |
| 1980 | 509,932 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 510,691 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 521,440 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 533,803 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 541,600 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 310,139 | -42.7% |
| 1986 | 566,692 | +82.7% |
| 1987 | 576,941 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 585,306 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 542,827 | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 595,980 | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 602,349 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 551,820 | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 558,603 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 598,232 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 572,380 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 621,418 | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 630,761 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 648,263 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 655,175 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 615,354 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 538,097 | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 656,881 | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 705,217 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 777,008 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 812,301 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 779,866 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 736,703 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 793,839 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 812,314 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 834,486 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 858,402 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 877,430 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 894,827 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 941,153 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 945,633 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 955,772 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 971,814 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 988,685 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.11 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.13 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 222,927 | 116,486 | 502,607 | 9 |
| 1980s | 519,937 | 310,139 | 585,306 | 10 |
| 1990s | 603,498 | 551,820 | 655,175 | 10 |
| 2000s | 722,758 | 538,097 | 812,314 | 10 |
| 2010s | 928,605 | 834,486 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million | 1.03 million | 1.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 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 31.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 1.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,486 in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 69th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release