Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 75.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 75.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 79.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 91st of 175 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 77.6% | — |
| 2015 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.4% | 77.6% | 79.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 75.7% | 78.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 75.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 91st out of 175 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release