Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.08 GPIA, in 2024.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 18th of 181 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and 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) 17.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 18th out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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