Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 81.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 81.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 81.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2013.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 34th out of 162 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.2% | — |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.8% | 73.2% | 79.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.1% | 81.1% | 2 |
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 81.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 34th out of 162 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release