MDG: Caribbean vs Trinidad and Tobago: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

MDG: Caribbean
77.3%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
83.4%
in 2024
MDG: Caribbean rank
98th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
96th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • MDG: Caribbean
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 83.4% against 77.3% in MDG: Caribbean, a difference of 6.1%.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was MDG: Caribbean ahead.

MDG: Caribbean ranks 98th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th of 181 groups.

MDG: Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Caribbean Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1990s 88.4% 70.7% 17.7% MDG: Caribbean
2000s 87.2% 83.4% 3.8% MDG: Caribbean
2020s 81.4% 80.7% 0.7% MDG: Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, MDG: Caribbean or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 83.4% against 77.3% in MDG: Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between MDG: Caribbean and Trinidad and Tobago?
6.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Caribbean and Trinidad and Tobago?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do MDG: Caribbean and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
MDG: Caribbean ranks 98th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 96th of 181 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
312 places, 5,126 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release