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 29.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 29.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 56.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2012.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 160th of 162 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 56.2% | — |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -59.3% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 56.2% | 56.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 22.9% | 39.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 27.7% | 36.4% | 5 |
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 29.3% 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 56.2% in 1998.
- 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 22.9% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 160th 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 up 5.3%. 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 pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release