Primary education, teachers in Small states
Small states: Primary education, teachers was 69.4% in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers in Small states, 1970β2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Small states stood at 69.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Small states peaked at 69.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1970.
That places Small states 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.6% | 58.2% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.8% | 62.1% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 65.1% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 67.5% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 68.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.9% | 69.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 17 Italy 93.8% compare
- 18 Croatia 93.4% compare
- 19 Romania 93.2% compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 22 Tuvalu 92.5% compare
- 23 San Marino 92.2% compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Small states?
- Primary education, teachers in Small states was 69.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for primary education, teachers?
- Small states ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.