Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 74.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 74.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 82.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 2024.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 104th of 184 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 78.6% | — |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.9% | 78.6% | 82.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 76.1% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 74.9% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 101 Antigua and Barbuda 47.7% compare
- 102 Montserrat 45.9% compare
- 103 Dominica 44.4% compare
- 104 Grenada 44.0% compare
- 105 Mongolia 39.2% compare
- 106 Benin 35.6% compare
- 107 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.1% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 74.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 104th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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