Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes was 88.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2000–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 88.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 91.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2004.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 25th out of 143 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.0% | — |
| 2001 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 72.9% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 77.5% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 88.0% | 89.2% | 2 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (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 88.0% in 2021, 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 91.6% in 2018.
- 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 72.9% in 2004.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 25th out of 143 groups with data for 2021.
- 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 up 13.3%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release