Trained teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Trained teachers in primary education, female was 83.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 83.2% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 86.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2024.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 85.6% | — |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.7% | 83.4% | 85.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 83.2% | 86.6% | 5 |
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 trained teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 83.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.