Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 81.1%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 81.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2013.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 40th of 162 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 73.2% | — |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +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% | 80.0% | 81.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 40th out of 162 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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