Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 65.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean is 65.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 65.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2015.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 91st 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 59.2% | — |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.5% | 57.2% | 64.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 65.1% | 65.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- 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 WB: Latin America & 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 740,755 (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 0.4451 % 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 65.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2015.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 91st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release