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 75.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America, 2016–2024
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 75.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America peaked at 80.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Latin America 94th out of 184 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 79.0% | — |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.7% | 79.0% | 80.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 75.8% | 80.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % 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, male (number), gaps 12.75 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 75.8% 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 80.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 94th out of 184 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 down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release