Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 84.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Small States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Small States recorded 84.3% for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Small States peaked at 88.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2024.
That places WB: Small States 93rd 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 WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 84.8% | — |
| 2013 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.1% | 84.6% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 84.3% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 90 Saint Lucia 75.8% compare
- 91 Benin 75.1% compare
- 92 Brunei Darussalam 74.4% compare
- 93 Dominica 74.1% compare
- 94 Cuba 73.9% compare
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 73.9% compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 72.2% compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Small States?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in WB: Small States was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- How does WB: Small States rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Small States ranks 93rd out of 186 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: 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