Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 84.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2006–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 84.0%, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 5th out of 21 groups with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 81.5% | — |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 81.5% | 84.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.8% | 84.0% | 2 |
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 84.0% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2006.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 21 groups with data for 2012.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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About this data
Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.