Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 85.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States is 85.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States peaked at 89.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 2023.
WB: Other Small States ranks 90th of 186 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 87.3% | — |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.5% | 87.0% | 89.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.4% | 87.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 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
- 91 Benin 75.1% compare
- 92 Brunei Darussalam 74.4% compare
- 93 Dominica 74.1% compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Other Small States was 85.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 2023.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 90th out of 186 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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