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 73.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 73.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 95.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 100th out of 175 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 95.7% | — |
| 1999 | 91.8% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.7% | 91.8% | 95.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 78.6% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 81.8% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 73.8% | 88.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 97 Niger 51.3% compare
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 48.5% compare
- 99 Grenada 45.6% compare
- 100 Benin 45.0% compare
- 101 Mongolia 40.9% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 38.3% compare
- 103 Micronesia (country) 27.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 135,487 (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 945,323 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 294,841 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (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 73.8% 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 95.7% 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 73.8% 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 100th out of 175 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 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release