Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted was 1.27 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Caribbean, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 1.27 GPIA for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 1.36 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.26 GPIA, in 2023.
That places MDG: Caribbean 2nd out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.36 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.34 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.33 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.28 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.34 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 1 Niue 2 GPIA compare
- 2 Madagascar 1.33 GPIA compare
- 3 British Virgin Islands 1.32 GPIA compare
- 4 Cook Islands 1.3 GPIA compare
- 5 Lithuania 1.22 GPIA compare
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 proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Caribbean?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted in MDG: Caribbean was 1.27 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 2023.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release