Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes was 76.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2023
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 76.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 97.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 2004.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 82nd of 143 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 97.3% | — |
| 1999 | 90.2% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 84.2% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.8% | 90.2% | 97.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 70.2% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 78.7% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 76.2% | 90.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
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 76.2% in 2023, 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 97.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 2004.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 82nd out of 143 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release