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 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 73.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 81.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2013.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 92nd out of 162 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.2% | — |
| 2012 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 72.5% | 80.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 73.6% | 81.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
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 73.6% in 2024, 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 81.4% in 2021.
- 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 72.5% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 92nd out of 162 groups with data for 2024.
- 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 1.1%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release