Teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Teachers in primary education, female was 1,023 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 1,023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1,023 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 289, in 1974.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 178th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 306 | — |
| 1974 | 289 | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 379 | +31.1% |
| 1976 | 443 | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 369 | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 294 | -20.3% |
| 1979 | 334 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 547 | +63.8% |
| 2007 | 497 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 631 | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 660 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 705 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 682 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 696 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 661 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 633 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 754 | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 752 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 787 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1,023 | +30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 344.86 | 289 | 443 | 7 |
| 2000s | 583.75 | 497 | 660 | 4 |
| 2010s | 708.75 | 633 | 787 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,023 | 1,023 | 1,023 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 175 Vanuatu 1,188 compare
- 176 Guinea-Bissau 1,170 compare
- 177 Djibouti 1,024 compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 920 compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 900 compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 655 compare
More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,625 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8345 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,050 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.2 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,023 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 64 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda was 1,023 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,023 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 289 in 1974.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 178th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release