Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 72.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
72.8%
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
121st
of 181 groups
All-time high
80.0%
in 2018
All-time low
72.8%
in 2024
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Small 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 WB: Small States is 72.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Small States peaked at 80.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2024.
That places WB: Small States 121st out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.1% | — |
| 1999 | 76.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 74.1% | 76.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.8% | 75.0% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 73.3% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 72.8% | 77.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 118 Saint Lucia 53.8% compare
- 119 Marshall Islands 52.2% compare
- 120 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.6% compare
- 121 Tuvalu 50.0% compare
- 122 Nicaragua 44.6% compare
- 123 Tokelau 40.0% compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 35.9% compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 168,615 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Small States?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in WB: Small States was 72.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2024.
- How does WB: Small States rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- WB: Small States ranks 121st out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Small 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