Tertiary education, academic staff in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Tertiary education, academic staff was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Caribbean Small States, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Caribbean Small States is 60.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Caribbean Small States peaked at 75.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1986.
Caribbean Small States ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 39.3% | — |
| 1982 | 38.5% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 38.9% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 38.6% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 37.4% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 37.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 39.1% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 38.8% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 39.9% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +31.2% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.5% | 37.4% | 39.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 39.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 46.3% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 49.6% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 57.6% | 75.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 1 Myanmar 84.5% compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 67.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% compare
- 4 Armenia 63.5% compare
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0092 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 41,622 (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, female 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Caribbean Small States?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Caribbean Small States was 60.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1986.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.