Teachers in upper secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 855,248 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
855,248
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
94th
of 211 groups
All-time high
856,608
in 2022
All-time low
182,246
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 855,248, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 856,608 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 182,246, in 1971.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 94th 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 182,246 | — |
| 1972 | 201,795 | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 220,813 | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 259,117 | +17.3% |
| 1975 | 262,541 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 296,594 | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 318,868 | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 329,352 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 531,482 | +61.4% |
| 1980 | 531,105 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 528,743 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 537,375 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 540,671 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 540,429 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 377,643 | -30.1% |
| 1986 | 538,153 | +42.5% |
| 1987 | 532,179 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 528,214 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 507,201 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 529,887 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 512,747 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 491,003 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 487,149 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 498,930 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 480,488 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 496,224 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 490,292 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 494,315 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 492,691 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 469,353 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 452,727 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 493,884 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 528,266 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 551,407 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 568,368 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 574,773 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 594,923 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 628,970 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 637,379 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 660,478 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 680,786 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 686,540 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 705,107 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 749,942 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 752,620 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 766,042 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 780,083 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 793,481 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 810,679 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 816,651 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 826,726 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 856,608 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 842,126 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 855,248 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 289,201 | 182,246 | 531,482 | 9 |
| 1980s | 516,171 | 377,643 | 540,671 | 10 |
| 1990s | 497,373 | 480,488 | 529,887 | 10 |
| 2000s | 550,005 | 452,727 | 637,379 | 10 |
| 2010s | 738,576 | 660,478 | 810,679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 839,472 | 816,651 | 856,608 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 855,248 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 856,608 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,246 in 1971.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 94th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release