Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 75.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 75.5%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 83.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2024.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 96th of 184 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 83.0% | — |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 77.5% | 80.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 75.5% | 80.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for UIS: 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 740,801 (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 0.445 % 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 75.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 96th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release