Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 82.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean recorded 82.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 83.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2006.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 50th of 155 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 79.7% | — |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 79.7% | 83.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 80.8% | 81.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 82.1% | 82.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.688 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 82.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2006.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 50th out of 155 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release