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 81.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean is 81.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 81.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2013.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 33rd of 162 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: 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 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 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 UIS: 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% 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 33rd out of 162 groups with data for 2021.
- 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 10.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release