Trained teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 85.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States is 85.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 87.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2008.
Caribbean Small States ranks 8th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.7% | — |
| 1999 | 75.2% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 75.2% | 77.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 75.0% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 76.6% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 84.1% | 86.5% | 5 |
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Caribbean Small States was 85.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2008.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.