Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 77.9%, measured in 2021.
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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 82.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2011.
That places MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the 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 740,763 (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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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 MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2011.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 75th out of 143 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release