Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary was 15.38 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 15.38 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 18.76 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.38 headcount basis, in 2024.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 138th of 185 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 secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.74 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 18.66 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.76 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.38 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.05 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.81 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.91 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.91 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.26 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.79 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 16.78 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.16 headcount basis | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 15.38 headcount basis | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.28 headcount basis | 17.81 headcount basis | 18.76 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.47 headcount basis | 15.38 headcount basis | 17.26 headcount basis | 5 |
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 secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 15.38 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 18.76 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.38 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 138th out of 185 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release