Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 893,823 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 893,823 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 893,823 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 104,294 number, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 104,294 number | — |
| 1972 | 123,001 number | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 142,418 number | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 165,256 number | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 181,035 number | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 196,310 number | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 214,214 number | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 224,042 number | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 406,953 number | +81.6% |
| 1980 | 418,398 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 422,894 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 437,046 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 448,854 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 462,890 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 279,274 number | -39.7% |
| 1986 | 488,984 number | +75.1% |
| 1987 | 494,935 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 505,667 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 462,709 number | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 503,156 number | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 538,283 number | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 492,281 number | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 511,907 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 562,524 number | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 546,932 number | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 604,098 number | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 619,670 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 653,378 number | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 763,994 number | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 758,522 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 649,343 number | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 615,788 number | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 658,807 number | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 724,292 number | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 755,751 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 718,906 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 675,208 number | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 730,858 number | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 748,289 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 768,157 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 785,322 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 798,532 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 800,932 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 843,213 number | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 844,007 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 853,486 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 866,512 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 881,868 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 893,823 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 195,280 number | 104,294 number | 406,953 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 442,165 number | 279,274 number | 505,667 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 579,622 number | 492,281 number | 763,994 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 703,576 number | 615,788 number | 758,522 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 833,585 number | 768,157 number | 893,823 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 20 Pakistan 76,322 number compare
- 21 Korea 66,985 number compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 60,792 number compare
- 23 Philippines 59,527 number compare
- 24 Kenya 54,256 number compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 52,936 number compare
- 26 Belgium 52,048 number compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 893,823 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 893,823 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,294 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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Total number of female 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.