Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 1.08 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.08 GPIA, in 2024.
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 24th of 181 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 21 Barbados 1.13 GPIA compare
- 22 Montserrat 1.13 GPIA compare
- 23 Eswatini 1.13 GPIA compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 1.13 GPIA compare
- 25 Cameroon 1.12 GPIA compare
- 26 Armenia 1.11 GPIA compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 24th 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 and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release