Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 921,233 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 921,233 number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 921,233 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 112,769 number, in 1971.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 112,769 number | — |
| 1972 | 133,223 number | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 152,642 number | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 174,592 number | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 189,588 number | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 204,008 number | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 221,623 number | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 230,307 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 413,059 number | +79.4% |
| 1980 | 422,910 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 428,453 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 443,498 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 455,788 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 470,213 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 284,131 number | -39.6% |
| 1986 | 493,344 number | +73.6% |
| 1987 | 497,020 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 507,278 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 462,980 number | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 503,906 number | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 543,324 number | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 502,522 number | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 516,761 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 567,276 number | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 554,958 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 610,726 number | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 617,164 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 665,763 number | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 775,490 number | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 770,296 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 658,723 number | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 623,636 number | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 666,819 number | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 736,347 number | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 770,750 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 731,513 number | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 684,884 number | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 742,598 number | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 760,841 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 781,939 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 799,258 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 814,667 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 823,429 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 868,372 number | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 868,980 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 880,075 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 895,787 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 910,552 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 921,233 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 203,535 number | 112,769 number | 413,059 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 446,562 number | 284,131 number | 507,278 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 585,789 number | 502,522 number | 775,490 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 714,641 number | 623,636 number | 770,750 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 856,429 number | 781,939 number | 921,233 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 19 Thailand 78,089 number compare
- 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
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 921,233 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 921,233 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,769 number in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.