Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 70.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean is 70.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 71.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2008.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 6th of 213 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67.9% | — |
| 1999 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 67.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 67.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.1% | 67.9% | 68.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 65.4% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 67.3% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 69.8% | 70.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean was 70.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 2008.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 6th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release