Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 81.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 2013–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 81.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 81.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2013.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.2% | — |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.8% | 73.2% | 79.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.1% | 81.1% | 2 |
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 81.1% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2013.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2021.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.