Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 75.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean recorded 75.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 83.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 93rd 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 83.2% | — |
| 2011 | 78.0% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 77.6% | 80.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 75.9% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 75.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 93rd out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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