Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 953,124 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 953,124 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 953,124 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 121,857 number, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 19th out of 43 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 121,857 number | — |
| 1972 | 142,605 number | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 162,156 number | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 184,885 number | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 200,515 number | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 215,868 number | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 234,479 number | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 245,412 number | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 428,832 number | +74.7% |
| 1980 | 439,850 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 445,931 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 458,108 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 473,303 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 487,832 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 305,445 number | -37.4% |
| 1986 | 515,750 number | +68.9% |
| 1987 | 522,669 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 533,901 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 490,892 number | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 530,938 number | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 569,819 number | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 524,285 number | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 540,885 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 591,894 number | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 577,027 number | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 635,147 number | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 642,863 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 686,325 number | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 798,669 number | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 794,562 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 685,707 number | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 651,358 number | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 697,909 number | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 767,862 number | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 801,735 number | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 765,535 number | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 722,591 number | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 779,039 number | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 797,509 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 819,641 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 837,625 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 851,884 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 857,645 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 902,575 number | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 904,565 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 914,557 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 928,947 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 941,790 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 953,124 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 215,179 number | 121,857 number | 428,832 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 467,368 number | 305,445 number | 533,901 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 609,785 number | 524,285 number | 798,669 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 746,381 number | 651,358 number | 801,735 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 891,235 number | 819,641 number | 953,124 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 16 Poland 93,358 number compare
- 17 Spain 85,600 number compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 82,097 number compare
- 19 Thailand 78,089 number compare
- 20 Pakistan 76,322 number compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 66,985 number compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 60,792 number compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 953,124 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 953,124 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,857 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.