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 76.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
76.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
86th
of 175 groups
All-time high
79.9%
in 2017
All-time low
76.3%
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
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America stood at 76.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
That places MDG: Latin America 86th 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 79.9% | — |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.0% | 77.8% | 79.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.3% | 78.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
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 76.3% 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 79.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 86th 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 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release