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 70.7% 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
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 70.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 89.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2024.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 112th of 184 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 89.5% | — |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 82.5% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.3% | 87.0% | 89.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 73.7% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 79.1% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 70.7% | 81.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
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 70.7% 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 89.5% 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 70.7% 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 112th out of 184 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 10.6%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release