Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 87.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
87.5%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
34th
of 184 groups
All-time high
95.4%
in 2012
All-time low
87.5%
in 2020
Years of data
18
2003–2020

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 2003–2020

0204060801002003201120202003: 94.1 %2004: 93.8 %2005: 94.4 %2006: 95.1 %2007: 94.6 %2008: 92 %2009: 93.3 %2010: 94.2 %2011: 94.8 %2012: 95.4 %2013: 94.8 %2014: 94 %2015: 92.6 %2016: 93.9 %2017: 91.2 %2018: 89.7 %2019: 88.3 %2020: 87.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 87.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 95.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2020.

That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 34th out of 184 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 2003 to 2020.
Year % Change
2003 94.1%
2004 93.8% -0.3%
2005 94.4% +0.7%
2006 95.1% +0.7%
2007 94.6% -0.5%
2008 92.0% -2.7%
2009 93.3% +1.4%
2010 94.2% +1.0%
2011 94.8% +0.6%
2012 95.4% +0.7%
2013 94.8% -0.7%
2014 94.0% -0.8%
2015 92.6% -1.5%
2016 93.9% +1.3%
2017 91.2% -2.9%
2018 89.7% -1.6%
2019 88.3% -1.6%
2020 87.5% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.9% 92.0% 95.1% 7
2010s 92.9% 88.3% 95.4% 10
2020s 87.5% 87.5% 87.5% 1

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

  1. 33 Cook Islands 99.3% compare
  2. 34 Botswana 99.1% compare
  3. 35 Azerbaijan 98.8%
  4. 36 Maldives 98.5% compare
  5. 37 Singapore 98.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 87.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2020.
How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 34th out of 184 groups with data for 2020.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
294 places, 3,920 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release