Primary education, teachers in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Primary education, teachers was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in 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, primary education, teachers in Caribbean Small States peaked at 87.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1970.
Caribbean Small States ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % female | 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 Caribbean Small States
- 1 Belarus 99.5% compare
- 2 Russian Federation 99.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 98.9% compare
- 4 Ukraine 98.6% compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 98.3% compare
- 6 Slovenia 97.3% compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Caribbean Small States?
- Primary education, teachers in Caribbean Small States was 87.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1970.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for primary education, teachers?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in 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 Caribbean Small States 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.