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 1.26 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
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 1.26 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.08 GPIA, in 1998.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 5th out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 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 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.23 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.22 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.19 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.17 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.23 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.28 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.24 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 3 Anguilla 1.84 GPIA compare
- 4 Madagascar 1.41 GPIA compare
- 5 Tuvalu 1.39 GPIA compare
- 6 Saint Lucia 1.34 GPIA compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 1.34 GPIA compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 1.3 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 1.26 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 1.28 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 1.08 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 5th 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 up 2.5%. 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release