Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States stood at 86.8%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 91.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2012.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 85th of 186 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 79.6% | — |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 79.6% | 89.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 86.8% | 91.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
- 82 Monaco 86.7% compare
- 83 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 86.6% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 160,694 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 86.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2012.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 85th out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island 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