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 58.7% 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 58.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 77.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2024.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 174th of 181 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.3% | — |
| 1999 | 67.7% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.5% | 67.7% | 77.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 66.3% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 59.9% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 58.7% | 64.1% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (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 58.7% 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 77.3% 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 58.7% 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 174th 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 8.8%. 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 primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release