Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1.08 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
24th
of 181 groups
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
1.08 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2012–2024

00.250.50.7511.22012201820242012: 1.1 GPIA2013: 1.1 GPIA2014: 1.1 GPIA2015: 1.1 GPIA2016: 1.1 GPIA2017: 1.1 GPIA2018: 1.1 GPIA2019: 1.1 GPIA2020: 1.1 GPIA2021: 1.1 GPIA2022: 1.1 GPIA2023: 1.1 GPIA2024: 1.1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.08 GPIA, in 2024.

That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 24th out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2012 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
2012 1.09 GPIA
2013 1.12 GPIA +2.8%
2014 1.12 GPIA -0.4%
2015 1.12 GPIA +0.5%
2016 1.11 GPIA -0.7%
2017 1.12 GPIA +0.5%
2018 1.13 GPIA +0.5%
2019 1.13 GPIA +0.6%
2020 1.13 GPIA -0.2%
2021 1.12 GPIA -0.9%
2022 1.12 GPIA -0.3%
2023 1.09 GPIA -2.5%
2024 1.08 GPIA -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.12 GPIA 1.09 GPIA 1.13 GPIA 8
2020s 1.11 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 1.13 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

  1. 21 Barbados 1.13 GPIA compare
  2. 22 Montserrat 1.13 GPIA compare
  3. 23 Eswatini 1.13 GPIA compare
  4. 24 Sierra Leone 1.13 GPIA compare
  5. 25 Cameroon 1.12 GPIA compare
  6. 26 Armenia 1.11 GPIA compare
  7. 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2024.
How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 24th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
307 places, 4,955 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release