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 83.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America stood at 83.9%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America peaked at 87.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2024.
MDG: Latin America ranks 56th of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.3% | — |
| 2013 | 84.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 84.1% | 86.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 83.9% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 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 83.9% in 2024, 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 87.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 56th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release