Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Teachers in primary education, male was 89,990 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89,990
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
89,990
in 2024
All-time low
39,246
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean stood at 89,990. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 89,990 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39,246, in 1972.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 190th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 39,246 | — |
| 1973 | 40,444 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 44,161 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 46,693 | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 42,634 | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 44,006 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 44,700 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 44,414 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 45,785 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 44,711 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 43,544 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 44,376 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 45,622 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 46,085 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 47,384 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 46,384 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 47,104 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 47,876 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 48,003 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 46,100 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 48,766 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 53,185 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 54,053 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 52,931 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 59,024 | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 63,978 | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 57,830 | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 70,573 | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 66,652 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 65,248 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 65,490 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69,954 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 74,287 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 73,933 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 75,620 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 77,556 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 83,535 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 74,135 | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 80,233 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 82,946 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 88,701 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 84,545 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 85,017 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 84,560 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 84,528 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 82,538 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 81,295 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 81,799 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 80,938 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 81,854 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 81,870 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86,827 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 89,990 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,287 | 39,246 | 46,693 | 8 |
| 1980s | 45,887 | 43,544 | 47,876 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,444 | 46,100 | 70,573 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,641 | 65,248 | 83,535 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,616 | 80,233 | 88,701 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,296 | 80,938 | 89,990 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 187 Belarus 109 compare
- 188 Aruba 96 compare
- 189 Seychelles 83 compare
- 190 Andorra 76 compare
- 191 Antigua and Barbuda 64 compare
- 192 Dominica 61 compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 54 compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 312,088 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean?
- Teachers in primary education, male in MDG: Caribbean was 89,990 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 89,990 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,246 in 1972.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release