Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean stood at 77.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 82.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2011.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 74th 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 WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.688 % 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), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2011.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 74th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release