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 1.1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 1.1 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2009.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 23rd out of 175 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1 GPIA | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
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 1.1 GPIA 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 1.23 GPIA in 2017.
- 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 1.03 GPIA in 2009.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 23rd 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 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release