Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 75.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
75.2%
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
86th
of 166 groups
All-time high
96.5%
in 2009
All-time low
73.3%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 75.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 96.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 1998.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 86th of 166 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.3% | — |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.7% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.5% | 73.3% | 85.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 85.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 77.0% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 75.2% | 85.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 83 Montserrat 68.8% compare
- 84 Brunei Darussalam 68.6% compare
- 85 Maldives 65.5% compare
- 86 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 62.6% compare
- 88 Tokelau 57.1% compare
- 89 Marshall Islands 55.5% compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 419,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (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 75.2% in 2024, 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 96.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 1998.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 86th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release