Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 66.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 66.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 71.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2023.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 175th of 186 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 70.7% | — |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.9% | 70.7% | 71.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 66.9% | 69.0% | 3 |
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
All data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 66.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 175th out of 186 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release