Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 59.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean is 59.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 59.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 1982.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 76th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54.9% | — |
| 1974 | 52.5% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 52.1% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 52.0% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 50.5% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 48.2% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 49.6% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 51.6% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 53.6% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 53.2% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 53.0% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 52.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 55.9% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 55.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 54.1% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 58.8% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.8% | 50.4% | 54.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 48.2% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 50.9% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 52.0% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 54.1% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 56.1% | 59.2% | 5 |
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 secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean was 59.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 1982.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release