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 83.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
83.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
63rd
of 188 groups
All-time high
86.5%
in 2006
All-time low
82.4%
in 2013
Years of data
19
2006–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America is 83.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America peaked at 86.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2013.
MDG: Latin America ranks 63rd of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 86.5% | — |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 85.4% | 86.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 82.4% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 83.0% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (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 83.0% 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 86.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 63rd out of 188 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 up 0.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release