Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 86.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 86.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 90.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 2014.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 87th out of 186 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 85.7% | — |
| 2014 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.4% | 85.2% | 89.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 86.1% | 90.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- 84 Naoero 86.4% compare
- 85 Afghanistan 85.2% compare
- 86 Solomon Islands 82.4% compare
- 87 Vanuatu 78.5% compare
- 88 Maldives 77.0% compare
- 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.3% compare
- 90 Saint Lucia 75.8% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 603,251 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,979 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
All data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2014.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 87th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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