Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean is 75.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 82.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2024.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 90th of 175 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & 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 740,755 (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 0.4451 % 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 90th out of 175 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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