Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.4%
Change on year
down 7.1%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
56.4%
in 2023
All-time low
39.7%
in 2003
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 52.4%.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 56.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2003.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 39.8% | — |
| 1986 | 42.2% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 41.0% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 41.6% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 42.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 43.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.2% | 39.8% | 42.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 41.5% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 39.7% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 47.9% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.0% | 56.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
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 teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 52.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release