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 75.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
75.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
88th
of 175 groups
All-time high
81.6%
in 2021
All-time low
75.5%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 75.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.
MDG: Latin America ranks 88th of 175 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 80.3% | — |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.7% | 80.3% | 81.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 75.5% | 81.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 85 Burundi 70.0% compare
- 86 Burkina Faso 68.1% compare
- 87 Niue 63.6% compare
- 88 Kiribati 63.5% compare
- 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.9% compare
- 90 Gambia 62.8% compare
- 91 Montserrat 62.5%
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 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 75.5% 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 81.6% 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 75.5% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 88th out of 175 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 5.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release