Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 84.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
84.5%
Change on year
down 4.1%
Rank
57th
of 123 groups
All-time high
98.9%
in 2018
All-time low
84.5%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 84.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 57th out of 123 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 98.9% | — |
| 2019 | 94.3% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.6% | 94.3% | 98.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 84.5% | 93.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 54 Niger 84.4% compare
- 55 Panama 84.1%
- 56 Afghanistan 84.1% compare
- 57 Marshall Islands 81.6% compare
- 58 Ghana 80.2%
- 59 Rwanda 79.4% compare
- 60 Burkina Faso 75.3% compare
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 upper secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 84.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 57th out of 123 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release