Teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States

Caribbean Small States: Teachers in primary education, female was 33,040 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
33,040 number
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
42nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
34,528 number
in 2010
All-time low
17,834 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Caribbean Small States, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 39 Tanzania 97,595 number compare
  2. 40 Ethiopia 96,646 number compare
  3. 41 Canada 96,008 number compare
  4. 42 Venezuela 93,361 number compare
  5. 43 Nepal 89,672 number compare
  6. 44 Uganda 89,256 number compare
  7. 45 Netherlands 87,929 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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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.