Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 65.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America, 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 MDG: Latin America is 65.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America peaked at 65.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2015.
That places MDG: Latin America 89th out of 162 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 59.2% | — |
| 2014 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.8% | 57.3% | 65.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 65.7% | 65.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 86 Guinea 27.8% compare
- 87 Tanzania, United Republic of 24.3% compare
- 88 Ethiopia 18.6%
- 89 Liberia 14.0% compare
- 90 Micronesia, Federated States of 7.1%
- 91 Syrian Arab Republic 4.5% compare
- 92 Cuba 0.0%
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.45 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America was 65.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2015.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 89th out of 162 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release