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 79.9% 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 %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 79.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America peaked at 82.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2013.
MDG: Latin America ranks 72nd 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 82.0% | — |
| 2013 | 76.2% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.5% | 76.2% | 82.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 77.9% | 79.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (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 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 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 79.9% 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 82.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 72nd 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 up 4.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release