Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 222,098 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Caribbean, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Caribbean stood at 222,098.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 228,795 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85,415, in 1972.
That places MDG: Caribbean 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 85,415 | — |
| 1973 | 87,576 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 94,179 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 98,611 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 107,531 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 112,067 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 115,556 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 117,347 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 123,718 | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 124,767 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 127,500 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 130,428 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 132,168 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 133,190 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 133,748 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 135,262 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 135,528 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 136,311 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 136,556 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 131,741 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 134,970 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 141,251 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 143,299 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 146,044 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 162,040 | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 156,571 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 170,150 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 160,503 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 167,381 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 171,771 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 168,732 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 166,323 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 169,357 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 171,645 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 175,419 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 179,155 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 182,919 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 181,380 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 184,094 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 183,451 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 184,204 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 189,815 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 195,475 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 203,162 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 199,883 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 196,151 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 191,287 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 193,708 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 199,646 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 200,365 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 208,438 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 228,795 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 222,098 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102,285 | 85,415 | 117,347 | 8 |
| 1980s | 131,262 | 123,718 | 136,311 | 10 |
| 1990s | 148,312 | 131,741 | 170,150 | 10 |
| 2000s | 173,408 | 166,323 | 182,919 | 10 |
| 2010s | 192,123 | 183,451 | 203,162 | 10 |
| 2020s | 211,868 | 199,646 | 228,795 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 194 Cayman Islands 274 compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 253 compare
- 196 Turks and Caicos Islands 239 compare
- 197 Liechtenstein 229 compare
- 197 British Virgin Islands 229 compare
- 199 San Marino 226 compare
- 200 Palau 175 compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 419,656 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Caribbean?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Caribbean was 222,098 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 228,795 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,415 in 1972.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.