Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 66.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 66.6%.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 86.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2021.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 112th of 166 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 86.8% | — |
| 1998 | 81.6% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 80.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 68.8% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 80.7% | 86.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 66.7% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 65.1% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 63.7% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.4% compare
- 110 Micronesia (country) 17.0% compare
- 111 Mali 16.6% compare
- 112 Syria 11.4% compare
- 113 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.8% compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,250 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1886 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.8247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,083 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6508 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,041 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36,638 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 66.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2021.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 112th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release