Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 with the minimum required qualifications in 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
- 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 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