Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 70.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean is 70.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 73.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2022.
That places MDG: Caribbean 169th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 70.1% | — |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.7% | 70.1% | 73.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 69.0% | 72.3% | 5 |
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 primary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 70.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 169th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release