Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 81.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
81.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
80th
of 188 groups
All-time high
86.1%
in 2006
All-time low
81.6%
in 2013
Years of data
19
2006–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean recorded 81.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 86.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2013.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 80th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 86.1% | — |
| 2007 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.4% | 85.0% | 86.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 81.6% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 81.8% | 84.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (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 secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2013.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 80th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release