Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 77.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2012–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 77.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 77.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2013.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 67th of 162 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 75.2% | — |
| 2013 | 70.6% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.4% | 70.6% | 76.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 77.0% | 77.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 77.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2013.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 67th out of 162 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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 pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release