Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 67.4% 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 67.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 82.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2004.
That places MDG: Caribbean 110th out of 175 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.9% | — |
| 1999 | 81.4% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 70.8% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.1% | 81.4% | 82.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 64.9% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 71.4% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 67.4% | 76.0% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (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 67.4% 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 82.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2004.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 110th 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 5.6%. 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 secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release