Primary education, teachers in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Primary education, teachers was 94.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Antigua and Barbuda, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 94.1%.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 95.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 1972.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 64.8% | — |
| 1974 | 65.7% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 82.4% | +25.4% |
| 1976 | 84.5% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 88.1% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 71.0% | -19.4% |
| 1979 | 85.6% | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 78.7% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.5% | 64.8% | 88.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 78.7% | 95.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 91.2% | 94.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,087 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Primary education, teachers in Antigua and Barbuda was 94.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 1972.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for primary education, teachers?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.