Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 28.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) recorded 28.8% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 99.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2024.
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 185th of 186 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 96.5% | — |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | -34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.5% | 99.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 28.8% | 85.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 917,273 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 28.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 185th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release