Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.5%
in 2022
All-time low
65.0%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Caribbean Small States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Caribbean Small States is 87.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 87.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1970.
WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 18th 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 WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.0% | — |
| 1971 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 66.8% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 67.9% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 69.8% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 72.0% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 74.3% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 77.1% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 76.6% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 76.6% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 78.4% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.1% | 65.0% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.2% | 73.2% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 78.4% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 81.1% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 86.1% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 87.0% | 87.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Caribbean Small States
- 15 Bulgaria 94.2% compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 94.2% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.7878 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Caribbean Small States was 87.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1970.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small States 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