Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 79.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids, 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 UNESCO: Sids is 79.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 98.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2024.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 83rd of 175 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.8% | — |
| 1999 | 94.6% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7% | 94.6% | 98.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 80.9% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 86.1% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 79.8% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 80 Marshall Islands 72.7% compare
- 81 Rwanda 72.6% compare
- 82 Saint Lucia 71.5% compare
- 83 Brazil 71.3% compare
- 84 Tuvalu 70.6% compare
- 85 Burundi 70.0% compare
- 86 Burkina Faso 68.1% compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 266,607 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in UNESCO: Sids was 79.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 83rd out of 175 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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