Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 76.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2006–2021
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 (excluding High Income) is 76.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 82.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2013.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st of 143 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 78.4% | — |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 77.8% | 82.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 70.8% | 77.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 76.4% | 76.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 78 Kiribati 37.8% compare
- 79 Syrian Arab Republic 34.5% compare
- 80 Suriname 32.8% compare
- 81 Micronesia, Federated States of 30.3% compare
- 82 Burundi 6.0% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.619 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 76.4% in 2021, 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2013.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st out of 143 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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