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 77.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) stood at 77.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% 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 82.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2011.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 75th out of 143 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 82.6% | — |
| 2011 | 74.0% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 74.0% | 79.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 77.9% | 78.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 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 77.9% in 2021, 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 82.6% in 2007.
- 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 74.0% in 2011.
- 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 75th out of 143 groups with data for 2021.
- 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 up 5.2%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release