Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 104,665 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in MDG: Caribbean, 1973β2024
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.
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
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (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, female 1.05 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release