Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female was 82.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 82.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 88.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 2023.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 105th of 164 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.7% | — |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.2% | 85.7% | 88.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 78.9% | 85.7% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 105th out of 164 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release