Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 104,665 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Caribbean recorded 104,665 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 197,385 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13,588, in 1973.
That places MDG: Caribbean 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 13,588 | — |
| 1975 | 16,028 | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 51,214 | +219.5% |
| 1986 | 44,919 | -12.3% |
| 1987 | 55,037 | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 55,952 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 56,892 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 58,220 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 58,768 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 59,061 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 59,470 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 59,213 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 57,753 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 57,482 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 52,065 | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 55,796 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 57,227 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 57,747 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 56,260 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 57,555 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 78,357 | +36.1% |
| 2004 | 108,976 | +39.1% |
| 2005 | 126,671 | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 151,945 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 173,374 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 186,779 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 197,082 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 197,385 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 139,054 | -29.6% |
| 2012 | 124,615 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 115,303 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 112,844 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 106,108 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 112,342 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 120,140 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 111,341 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 112,668 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 110,601 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 108,396 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 105,876 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 126,897 | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 104,665 | -17.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in MDG: Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +219.5% | 16,028 | 51,214 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,808 | 13,588 | 16,028 | 2 |
| 1980s | 52,803 | 44,919 | 56,892 | 5 |
| 1990s | 57,505 | 52,065 | 59,470 | 10 |
| 2000s | 119,475 | 56,260 | 197,082 | 10 |
| 2010s | 125,180 | 106,108 | 197,385 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,287 | 104,665 | 126,897 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 182 Cayman Islands 34 compare
- 182 Dominica 34 compare
- 184 Anguilla 14 compare
- 185 Cook Islands 2 compare
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean was 104,665 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 197,385 in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,588 in 1973.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release