Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 49.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2024
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 49.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 79.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2022.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 138th of 162 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 76.3% | — |
| 1999 | 78.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.5% | 76.3% | 78.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 59.6% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 53.2% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 44.9% | 58.2% | 5 |
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 49.4% 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 79.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 138th out of 162 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 15.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release