Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 21.73 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Caribbean, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 21.73 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 25.84 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.73 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places MDG: Caribbean 78th out of 160 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.24 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 23.51 headcount basis | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 23.78 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.48 headcount basis | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 24.45 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23.1 headcount basis | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 23.8 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 25.84 headcount basis | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 22.25 headcount basis | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 21.73 headcount basis | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.09 headcount basis | 23.1 headcount basis | 25.24 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.41 headcount basis | 21.73 headcount basis | 25.84 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 75 South Korea 10.94 headcount basis compare
- 76 Serbia 10.62 headcount basis compare
- 77 Lithuania 10.55 headcount basis compare
- 78 Vanuatu 10.35 headcount basis compare
- 79 Thailand 9.76 headcount basis
- 80 San Marino 9.21 headcount basis compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 8.95 headcount basis 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 pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Caribbean?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Caribbean was 21.73 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 25.84 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.73 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 78th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release