Trained teachers in preprimary education in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Caribbean Small States, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in preprimary education in Caribbean Small States stood at 82.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in Caribbean Small States peaked at 86.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2017.
Caribbean Small States ranks 9th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.3% | — |
| 2000 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +27.6% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 68.3% | 68.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 69.4% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 67.0% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 74.9% | 84.7% | 5 |
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in Caribbean Small States?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in Caribbean Small States was 82.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2017.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.