Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both was 73.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 73.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 83.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 133rd out of 157 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 83.8% | — |
| 2013 | 82.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.6% | 76.7% | 83.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 73.7% | 78.2% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 73.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 133rd out of 157 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release