Proportion of teachers … teachers lower male secondary in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers … teachers lower male secondary was 69.7% 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
MDG: Caribbean recorded 69.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 85.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2023.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 81st of 140 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 … teachers lower male secondary in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.6% | — |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.5% | 82.6% | 84.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 72.4% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 75.1% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 69.7% | 77.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 78 Dominica 41.3% compare
- 79 Tuvalu 40.0% compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 38.2% compare
- 81 Mongolia 34.5% compare
- 82 Micronesia (country) 25.1% compare
- 83 Madagascar 18.2% compare
- 84 Niue 0.0% 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 teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean was 69.7% 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 85.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 81st out of 140 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 12.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release