Teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 992,032 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
992,032
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
77th
of 211 groups
All-time high
992,032
in 2024
All-time low
104,870
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 992,032 for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 992,032 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 104,870, in 1971.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 77th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 104,870 | — |
| 1972 | 123,403 | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 140,648 | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 175,807 | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 180,523 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 205,632 | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 223,270 | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 233,892 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 485,440 | +107.5% |
| 1980 | 490,865 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 492,071 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 502,283 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 513,172 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 520,462 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 287,276 | -44.8% |
| 1986 | 543,153 | +89.1% |
| 1987 | 550,620 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 559,516 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 517,146 | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 570,830 | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 573,118 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 521,926 | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 530,927 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 568,340 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 541,829 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 590,215 | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 598,566 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 613,934 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 618,813 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 576,463 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 497,021 | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 613,759 | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 656,971 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 721,404 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 751,546 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 715,161 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 668,639 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 722,983 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 740,689 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 760,406 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 776,728 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 789,142 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 790,554 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 833,875 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 836,118 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 845,211 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 857,334 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 875,520 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 895,486 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 903,711 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 930,721 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 969,354 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 968,728 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 992,032 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 208,165 | 104,870 | 485,440 | 9 |
| 1980s | 497,656 | 287,276 | 559,516 | 10 |
| 1990s | 572,850 | 521,926 | 618,813 | 10 |
| 2000s | 666,464 | 497,021 | 751,546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 826,037 | 760,406 | 895,486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 952,909 | 903,711 | 992,032 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 74 Costa Rica 9,119 compare
- 75 Afghanistan 9,108 compare
- 76 Palestine, State of 8,514 compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,242 compare
- 78 Madagascar 7,651 compare
- 79 Oman 6,828 compare
- 80 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,452 compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 992,032 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 992,032 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,870 in 1971.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 77th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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