Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 79.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 79.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 80.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2013.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 46th of 166 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 77.3% | — |
| 2008 | 76.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 76.1% | 77.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 72.4% | 78.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.2% | 80.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 79.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2013.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 46th out of 166 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release