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 76.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 76.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% 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 78.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2013.
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 95th of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 78.3% | — |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.2% | 73.8% | 78.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.7% | 76.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the 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 740,763 (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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 76.5% 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 78.3% in 2012.
- 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 73.8% in 2013.
- 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 95th 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 up 2.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release