MDG: Caribbean vs Samoa: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
MDG: Caribbean
71.2%
in 2024
Samoa
80.8%
in 2023
MDG: Caribbean rank
88th
Samoa rank
88th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- MDG: Caribbean
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 80.8% against 71.2% in MDG: Caribbean, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was MDG: Caribbean ahead.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 88th and Samoa ranks 88th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Caribbean | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.2% | 66.8% | 4.4% | MDG: Caribbean |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 72.2% | 1.8% | MDG: Caribbean |
| 1990s | 72.1% | 71.4% | 0.7% | MDG: Caribbean |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 71.9% | 0.1% | MDG: Caribbean |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 77.3% | 7.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 80.9% | 8.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, MDG: Caribbean or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 80.8% against 71.2% in MDG: Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between MDG: Caribbean and Samoa?
- 9.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Caribbean and Samoa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do MDG: Caribbean and Samoa rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 88th and Samoa ranks 88th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release