Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 73.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
73.0%
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
141st
of 157 groups
All-time high
80.5%
in 2018
All-time low
73.0%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean stood at 73.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
That places MDG: Caribbean 141st out of 157 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 80.5% | — |
| 2019 | 79.6% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.0% | 79.6% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 73.0% | 79.6% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean was 73.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 141st out of 157 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release