Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 18,725 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 18,725 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 18,725 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,973 number, in 1975.
Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6,139 number | — |
| 1974 | 5,976 number | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 5,973 number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,452 number | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 6,790 number | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 7,072 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 7,257 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 7,320 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 7,142 number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 7,012 number | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 7,073 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 6,871 number | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 6,778 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 6,822 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 6,792 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 8,021 number | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 7,750 number | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 7,406 number | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 7,930 number | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 8,542 number | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 8,956 number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 9,363 number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 9,780 number | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 10,491 number | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 10,875 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 11,397 number | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 11,947 number | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 12,693 number | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 12,608 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 12,960 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 13,396 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 14,181 number | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 14,102 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 13,594 number | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 13,125 number | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 13,314 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 13,960 number | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 14,229 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 14,839 number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 15,751 number | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 17,176 number | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 16,655 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 18,604 number | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 17,974 number | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 18,607 number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 18,524 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 18,725 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,523 number | 5,973 number | 7,257 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 7,158 number | 6,778 number | 8,021 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,669 number | 7,406 number | 11,947 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,393 number | 12,608 number | 14,181 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,109 number | 14,229 number | 18,725 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Ecuador 33,045 number compare
- 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32,888 number compare
- 41 Denmark 32,390 number compare
- 42 Netherlands 30,341 number compare
- 43 South Africa 28,902 number compare
- 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27,850 number compare
- 45 Cameroon 27,822 number compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 18,725 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 18,725 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,973 number in 1975.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.