Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 54.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Antigua and Barbuda is 54.3%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 69.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2000.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 124th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.7% | — |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +53.3% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.1% | 43.7% | 67.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 54.3% | 69.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 121 Nigeria 60.8% compare
- 122 Tuvalu 58.6%
- 123 Djibouti 56.5% compare
- 125 Marshall Islands 49.4%
- 126 Equatorial Guinea 40.6% compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 31.8% compare
More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,625 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8345 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,050 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.2 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,023 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 64 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,087 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Antigua and Barbuda was 54.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2000.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 124th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release