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 1.6 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 1.6 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.69 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.23 GPIA, in 1998.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 3rd out of 162 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.23 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 1.69 GPIA | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 1.65 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.63 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.58 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.54 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.55 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.52 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.54 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.58 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.64 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.61 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.59 GPIA | 1.52 GPIA | 1.69 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.59 GPIA | 1.54 GPIA | 1.64 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 1 Anguilla 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Bermuda 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Cook Islands 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Cape Verde 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Dominica 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Grenada 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Montserrat 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Niue 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Palestine 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Tokelau 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Tuvalu 2 GPIA 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 1.6 GPIA 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 1.69 GPIA in 2012.
- 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 1.23 GPIA in 1998.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 3rd 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 1.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release