Turks and Caicos Islands: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 4.85 percentage points from 83.02% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 37 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Turks and Caicos Islands' primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.65 percentage points on 2023 (from 87.22% to 87.87%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2023), the average change was +0.03 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.58 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.65 percentage points in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.61 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 2024, Turks and Caicos Islands had the 27th highest value of the 105 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 Turks and Caicos Islands in the 2024 ranking

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 24th of 105: 88.41%
• Serbia — 25th of 105: 88.31%
• Philippines — 26th of 105: 88.3%
• Seychelles — 28th of 105: 87.63%
• Germany — 29th of 105: 87.33%
• Guyana — 30th of 105: 87.28%

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 17 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 94.11% (2023)
• 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

More education data for Turks and Caicos Islands

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 13 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3,673 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 125.06% (2024)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 2 (2025)
• Secondary education, pupils — 3,004 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Turks and Caicos Islands's primary education, teachers (% female)?

87.87% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 4.85 percentage points from 83.02% in 1971. The highest value was 95.96% in 1999 and the lowest 83.02% in 1971.

How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank?

27th highest of 105 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Turks and Caicos Islands?

In 2024, Turks and Caicos Islands' primary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.65 percentage points on 2023 (from 87.22% to 87.87%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2023), the average change was +0.03 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.58 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

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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