Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 70.0% 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 70.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 82.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2024.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 140th of 188 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 … primary both in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.4% | — |
| 1999 | 81.3% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 81.3% | 82.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 79.8% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 73.4% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 70.0% | 78.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 137 Micronesia (country) 27.0% compare
- 138 Madagascar 15.3% compare
- 139 Gibraltar 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 70.0% 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 82.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 140th out of 188 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 7.7%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release