Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 51.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 51.6% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 51.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2005.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 102nd of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 39.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 43.4% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 47.3% | 51.6% | 4 |
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 upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 51.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2005.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 102nd out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release