Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary was 11.28 headcount basis in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 11.28 headcount basis, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 17.46 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.28 headcount basis, in 2023.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 147th of 157 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.74 headcount basis | 13.76 headcount basis | 17.46 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.16 headcount basis | 11.28 headcount basis | 12.9 headcount basis | 4 |
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 upper secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 11.28 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 17.46 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.28 headcount basis in 2023.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 147th out of 157 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. 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 Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release