Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education was 14.7 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Caribbean, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Caribbean is 14.7 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 22.96 headcount basis in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.3 headcount basis, in 2022.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 158th of 184 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.04 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 19.57 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 21.04 headcount basis | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 20.13 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 21.9 headcount basis | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 22.16 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 22.96 headcount basis | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 20.15 headcount basis | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 19.67 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 18.88 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 18.17 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 18.34 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.29 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.41 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.71 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 17.85 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.56 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 17.58 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.3 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.79 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 16.56 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 16.31 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 15.39 headcount basis | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 14.46 headcount basis | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 14.3 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.31 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.7 headcount basis | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3 headcount basis | 19.04 headcount basis | 19.57 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.34 headcount basis | 18.17 headcount basis | 22.96 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.44 headcount basis | 16.31 headcount basis | 18.41 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.63 headcount basis | 14.3 headcount basis | 15.39 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-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Caribbean?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education in MDG: Caribbean was 14.7 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 22.96 headcount basis in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 158th out of 184 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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-trained teacher ratio in secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release