Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 71.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean is 71.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 84.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2023.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 92nd of 155 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 84.4% | — |
| 1999 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 80.3% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.6% | 84.4% | 84.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 72.3% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 76.5% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 71.6% | 79.9% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean was 71.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 92nd out of 155 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release