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 66.8% 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
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 66.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 82.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 112th out of 175 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 82.6% | — |
| 1999 | 81.4% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 77.3% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.0% | 81.4% | 82.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 68.4% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 70.2% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 66.8% | 73.4% | 3 |
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 66.8% 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 82.6% 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 66.8% 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 112th 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 5.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release