Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 82.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean stood at 82.2%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 99.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2023.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 39th of 121 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.6% | 85.6% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 84.7% | 96.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 82.2% | 91.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 36 Costa Rica 96.6% compare
- 37 Namibia 96.4% compare
- 38 Nepal 95.2% compare
- 39 Belarus 95.1% compare
- 40 Macau, China 94.8% compare
- 41 El Salvador 94.8% compare
- 42 Lao People's Democratic Republic 94.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 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 82.2% 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 99.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 39th out of 121 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 14.7%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release