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 83.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean recorded 83.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 87.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2024.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 67th of 181 groups on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.1% | — |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 83.9% | 86.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 83.3% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% compare
- 65 Namibia 95.3% compare
- 66 Burkina Faso 95.2% compare
- 67 Myanmar 95.1% compare
- 68 Ethiopia 95.0%
- 69 Malawi 94.3% compare
- 70 Costa Rica 94.3% compare
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 83.3% in 2024, 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 87.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 67th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- 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 down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release