Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 83.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean is 83.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 90.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 2023.
That places MDG: Caribbean 95th out of 164 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 88.6% | — |
| 2014 | 86.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.7% | 86.2% | 90.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 79.4% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 92 British Virgin Islands 32.1% compare
- 93 Belize 26.1% compare
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 secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in MDG: Caribbean was 83.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 95th out of 164 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release