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 74.7% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 74.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% 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 74.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2015.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 45th 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 | 67.8% | — |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.5% | 59.4% | 69.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.1% | 74.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 94.3% compare
- 43 Mongolia 93.1% compare
- 44 Togo 92.6% compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 92.3% compare
- 46 Ghana 90.6% compare
- 47 Namibia 90.5% compare
- 48 Costa Rica 90.2% compare
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 74.7% 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 74.7% 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 59.4% in 2015.
- 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 45th 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 10.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release