Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 76.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2006–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 76.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 80.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2013.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 80.5% | — |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 78.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.1% | 79.5% | 80.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 74.4% | 78.9% | 4 |
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 76.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2013.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 18 groups with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.