Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 75.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 75.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 82.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 91st out of 175 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 78.1% | — |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.2% | 78.1% | 81.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 75.4% | 82.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 88 Kiribati 63.5% compare
- 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.9% compare
- 90 Gambia 62.8% compare
- 91 Montserrat 62.5% compare
- 92 Pakistan 59.8% compare
- 93 Mauritius 58.9% compare
- 94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 54.8% compare
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 75.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 91st out of 175 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release