Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 70.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean stood at 70.7%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 90.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2024.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 113th of 184 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 90.0% | — |
| 1999 | 87.2% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 82.1% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.6% | 87.2% | 90.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 71.3% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 80.4% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 70.7% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
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 70.7% 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 90.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 113th out of 184 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 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release