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 79.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 79.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 87.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2024.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 90th of 181 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 83.7% | — |
| 1999 | 87.7% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.7% | 83.7% | 87.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 85.2% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 81.9% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 79.1% | 86.1% | 3 |
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 79.1% 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 87.7% in 1999.
- 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 79.1% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 90th out of 181 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 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release