Teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Teachers in primary education, female was 33,040 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 33,040 number.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 34,528 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17,834 number, in 1970.
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 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,834 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,128 number | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 20,922 number | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 20,935 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 21,705 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 21,342 number | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 21,479 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 22,280 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 22,105 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 21,485 number | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 22,122 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 22,450 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 23,483 number | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 25,556 number | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 25,104 number | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 24,848 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 25,026 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 24,824 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 25,198 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 25,580 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 25,860 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 25,971 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26,663 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 27,644 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 27,769 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 27,612 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 27,635 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 27,669 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 28,106 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 28,852 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 29,469 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 29,610 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 29,902 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30,589 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 31,458 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 31,700 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 32,875 number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 33,755 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 33,872 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34,438 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 34,528 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 33,758 number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 33,684 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 34,214 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 33,751 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 33,436 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 33,093 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 33,063 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 31,817 number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 33,040 number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,922 number | 17,834 number | 22,280 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,419 number | 22,122 number | 25,580 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,378 number | 25,860 number | 28,852 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,767 number | 29,469 number | 34,438 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,438 number | 31,817 number | 34,528 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 primary education, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 33,040 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 34,528 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,834 number in 1970.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 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.