Trained teachers in primary education in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Trained teachers in primary education was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in primary education in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2001.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 48th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.8% | — |
| 2001 | 76.4% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 76.4% | 84.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 89.1% | 89.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 80.1% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 45 Turkmenistan 99.5% compare
- 46 Aruba 99.5% compare
- 47 Belarus 99.5% compare
- 49 Panama 99.2% compare
- 50 Mozambique 99.2% compare
- 51 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.2% compare
More education data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3,004 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,004 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3,673 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Turks and Caicos Islands was 99.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2001.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 48th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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 (% of total 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.