Antigua and Barbuda: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 1.62 percentage points from 92.5% in 2018. Since 1972 it is up 29.28 percentage points from 64.83% in 1972. The World Bank has no value for 32 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.71 percentage points in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.05 percentage points in 1978. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Antigua and Barbuda had the 3rd highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Antigua and Barbuda in the 2023 ranking

• Russian Federation — 1st of 37: 99.27%
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 2nd of 37: 94.61%
• Croatia — 4th of 37: 93.42%
• Romania — 5th of 37: 93.21%
• Dominica — 6th of 37: 88.95%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 20 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Aruba — 84.39% (2015)
• Bahamas, The — 91.12% (2024)
• Barbados — 76.76% (2024)
• Belize — 77.41% (2024)
• Bolivia — 65.58% (2024)
• Brazil — 89.08% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 92.71% (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 84.83% (2024)
• Chile — 81.26% (2024)
• Colombia — 77.01% (2022)
• Costa Rica

More education data for Antigua and Barbuda

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 11 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 8,720 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 112.26% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 108.73% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 115.68% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Antigua and Barbuda's primary education, teachers (% female)?

94.11% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 29.28 percentage points from 64.83% in 1972. The highest value was 94.96% in 2009 and the lowest 64.83% in 1972.

How does Antigua and Barbuda rank?

3rd highest of 37 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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