Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 17,553 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Caribbean Small States is 17,553 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 18,125 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,397 number, in 1976.
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 44 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6,397 number | — |
| 1977 | 6,708 number | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 6,989 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 7,169 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 7,267 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 7,049 number | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 6,941 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 7,009 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 6,798 number | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 6,696 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 6,759 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 6,732 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 7,959 number | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 7,683 number | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 7,337 number | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 7,851 number | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 8,459 number | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 8,871 number | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 9,266 number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 9,677 number | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 10,397 number | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 10,785 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 11,300 number | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 11,843 number | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 12,595 number | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 12,519 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 12,869 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 13,301 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 13,993 number | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 13,909 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 13,406 number | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 12,943 number | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 13,054 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 13,588 number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 13,742 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 14,225 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 14,993 number | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 16,178 number | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 15,699 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 17,350 number | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 17,031 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 18,125 number | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 17,746 number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 17,553 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,816 number | 6,397 number | 7,169 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 7,089 number | 6,696 number | 7,959 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,578 number | 7,337 number | 11,843 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,218 number | 12,519 number | 13,993 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,264 number | 13,742 number | 18,125 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 17,553 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 18,125 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,397 number in 1976.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.