Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 74.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 74.6%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 84.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2022.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 72nd out of 140 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.6% | — |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 74.6% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 75.8% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 74.6% | 78.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 69 Marshall Islands 63.7%
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63.7% compare
- 71 Nicaragua 63.2% compare
- 72 Burundi 58.3% compare
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55.0% compare
- 74 Barbados 54.7% compare
- 75 Pakistan 54.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 74.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 72nd out of 140 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release