Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 7,843 number in 2005. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2005
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 7,843 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2005. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Caribbean Small States peaked at 7,843 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,735 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 36 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,735 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,741 number | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,846 number | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 1,933 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 2,007 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 2,227 number | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 2,828 number | +27.0% |
| 1977 | 3,024 number | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 3,148 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 3,190 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3,302 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 3,314 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3,548 number | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 3,416 number | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 3,539 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 3,684 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 3,772 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3,824 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 3,664 number | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 3,742 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3,887 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 4,312 number | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 4,408 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 4,516 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 4,666 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 4,643 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 4,564 number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 4,606 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 4,556 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 4,474 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5,274 number | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 5,309 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5,682 number | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 6,538 number | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 7,621 number | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 7,843 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,368 number | 1,735 number | 3,190 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,581 number | 3,302 number | 3,824 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,463 number | 3,887 number | 4,666 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,378 number | 5,274 number | 7,843 number | 6 |
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, total 1.97 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Caribbean Small States?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Caribbean Small States was 7,843 number in 2005, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 7,843 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,735 number in 1970.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2005.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.