Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) was 8.22 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Caribbean, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 8.22 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 17.21 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.22 headcount basis, in 2024.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 152nd of 157 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.35 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 17.21 headcount basis | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 16.75 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.4 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.92 headcount basis | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 13.48 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.29 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.83 headcount basis | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 11.79 headcount basis | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 11.21 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 10.48 headcount basis | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 9.32 headcount basis | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 8.22 headcount basis | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.03 headcount basis | 12.83 headcount basis | 17.21 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.21 headcount basis | 8.22 headcount basis | 11.79 headcount basis | 5 |
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 pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Caribbean?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in MDG: Caribbean was 8.22 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 17.21 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.22 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 152nd out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. 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 upper secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release