Teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 1.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.12 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
70th
of 211 groups
All-time high
1.12 million
in 2024
All-time low
113,599
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 1.12 million 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 2.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 1.12 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 113,599, in 1971.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 70th of 211 groups on this measure, 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 113,599 | — |
| 1972 | 134,214 | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 153,327 | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 186,661 | +21.7% |
| 1975 | 191,122 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 215,958 | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 233,647 | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 243,518 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 495,276 | +103.4% |
| 1980 | 501,965 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 502,313 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 513,910 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 525,859 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 534,373 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 299,430 | -44.0% |
| 1986 | 555,511 | +85.5% |
| 1987 | 562,997 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 570,431 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 527,319 | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 582,203 | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 589,393 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 544,443 | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 549,003 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 589,242 | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 566,371 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 614,449 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 623,864 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 644,272 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 649,267 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 608,899 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 529,278 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 647,638 | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 692,804 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 765,172 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 802,061 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 767,500 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 721,470 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 781,532 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 803,012 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 826,174 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 845,948 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 864,246 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 880,789 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 926,872 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 930,086 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 940,352 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 958,217 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 975,990 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 218,591 | 113,599 | 495,276 | 9 |
| 1980s | 509,411 | 299,430 | 570,431 | 10 |
| 1990s | 595,251 | 544,443 | 649,267 | 10 |
| 2000s | 711,937 | 529,278 | 803,012 | 10 |
| 2010s | 915,358 | 826,174 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million | 1.02 million | 1.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 1.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,599 in 1971.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 70th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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