Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender was 1.26 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.26 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
5th
of 181 groups
All-time high
1.28 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
1.08 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
25
1998–2024
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 … teachers primary adjusted gender 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
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release