Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 22.59 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Caribbean, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 22.59 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 27.79 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.59 headcount basis, in 2024.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 132nd of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27.79 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 27.7 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.87 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 25.42 headcount basis | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 25.76 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 25.89 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 26.41 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 26.56 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 25.45 headcount basis | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 24.96 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 25.24 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 22.64 headcount basis | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 22.59 headcount basis | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.55 headcount basis | 25.42 headcount basis | 27.79 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.18 headcount basis | 22.59 headcount basis | 25.45 headcount basis | 5 |
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 primary education in MDG: Caribbean?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Caribbean was 22.59 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 27.79 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.59 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 132nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release