Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 73.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
73.0%
Change on year
down 5.8%
Rank
102nd
of 175 groups
All-time high
95.8%
in 1998
All-time low
73.0%
in 2024
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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean is 73.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 95.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2024.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 102nd of 175 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 | 95.8% | — |
| 1999 | 91.8% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 88.5% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.8% | 91.8% | 95.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 77.0% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 82.4% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 73.0% | 92.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 99 Grenada 45.6% compare
- 100 Benin 45.0% compare
- 101 Mongolia 40.9% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 38.3% compare
- 103 Micronesia (country) 27.9% compare
- 104 Madagascar 24.3% compare
- 105 Nicaragua 18.8% 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 73.0% 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 95.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 102nd out of 175 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 18.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release