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 1.05 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America stood at 1.05 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.05 GPIA, in 2024.
MDG: Latin America ranks 38th of 181 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1624 % change on previous year (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 1.05 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 38th 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 4.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release