Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.3%
in 2022
All-time low
72.1%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) stood at 87.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 87.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 1970.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 20th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.1% | — |
| 1971 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 78.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 79.2% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.8% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.1% | 72.1% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.5% | 76.9% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.7% | 79.8% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 81.3% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 84.4% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 87.1% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 94.1% compare
- 18 Italy 93.8% compare
- 19 Croatia 93.4% compare
- 20 Romania 93.2% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 23 Tuvalu 92.5% compare
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 394,187 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 412,001 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,276 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 118,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 1970.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release