Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 51.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 51.0% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 51.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2005.
That places MDG: Caribbean 107th out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 39.0% | — |
| 1999 | 40.8% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.9% | 39.0% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 36.7% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 40.9% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 45.3% | 51.0% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Caribbean was 51.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2005.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 107th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release