Teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Teachers in primary education, female was 752 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 752 number.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 754 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 289 number, in 1974.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 306 number | — |
| 1974 | 289 number | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 379 number | +31.1% |
| 1976 | 443 number | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 369 number | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 294 number | -20.3% |
| 1979 | 334 number | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 547 number | +63.8% |
| 2007 | 497 number | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 631 number | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 660 number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 705 number | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 682 number | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 696 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 661 number | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 653 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 754 number | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 752 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 344.86 number | 289 number | 443 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 583.75 number | 497 number | 660 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 700.43 number | 653 number | 754 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 172 Saint Lucia 922 number compare
- 173 Samoa 789 number compare
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 770 number compare
- 176 Djibouti 707 number compare
- 177 Grenada 658 number compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 655 number compare
More education data for Antigua and Barbuda
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Antigua and Barbuda was 752 number in 2018, 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 754 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 289 number in 1974.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.