Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 26.04 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 26.04 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 29.43 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26.04 headcount basis, in 2024.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 115th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 29.43 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 29.3 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.65 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 27.45 headcount basis | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 27.36 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 27.75 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 28.57 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 28.61 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.68 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 27.33 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 27.81 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 26.06 headcount basis | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 26.04 headcount basis | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.39 headcount basis | 27.36 headcount basis | 29.43 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.98 headcount basis | 26.04 headcount basis | 27.81 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 112 San Marino 8.62 headcount basis compare
- 113 Puerto Rico 8.24 headcount basis compare
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 pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 26.04 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 29.43 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.04 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 115th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release