Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Caribbean Small States
WB: Caribbean Small States: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 18.64 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Caribbean Small States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Caribbean Small States is 18.64 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Caribbean Small States peaked at 25.06 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.12 headcount basis, in 2023.
That places WB: Caribbean Small States 155th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25.06 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 24.59 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 22.41 headcount basis | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 22.22 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 21.54 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 21.86 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 22.35 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.05 headcount basis | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 20.6 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 20.84 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 21.73 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 18.12 headcount basis | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 18.64 headcount basis | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.63 headcount basis | 21.05 headcount basis | 25.06 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.98 headcount basis | 18.12 headcount basis | 21.73 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for WB: Caribbean Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 258,956 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 257,647 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 199,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 143,947 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2567 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Caribbean Small States was 18.64 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 25.06 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.12 headcount basis in 2023.
- How does WB: Caribbean Small States rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 155th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Caribbean Small States 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