Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 26.47 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.47 headcount basis
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
123rd
of 188 groups
All-time high
28.92 headcount basis
in 1999
All-time low
24.69 headcount basis
in 2008
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 26.47 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 28.92 headcount basis in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24.69 headcount basis, in 2008.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 123rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.73 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 28.92 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 28.74 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 28.25 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 28.42 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 27.97 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 26.92 headcount basis | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 26.63 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 25.78 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 25.61 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.69 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 25.89 headcount basis | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 26.76 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 27.94 headcount basis | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 28.79 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.81 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.7 headcount basis | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 26.81 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 26.75 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 26.74 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.36 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 27.29 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 26.68 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.26 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 26.23 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 26.36 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 26.47 headcount basis | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.82 headcount basis | 28.73 headcount basis | 28.92 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.89 headcount basis | 24.69 headcount basis | 28.74 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5 headcount basis | 26.74 headcount basis | 28.81 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4 headcount basis | 26.23 headcount basis | 26.68 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 120 Bahrain 13.01 headcount basis compare
- 121 Gibraltar 12.63 headcount basis compare
- 122 Hong Kong, China 12.46 headcount basis compare
- 123 Costa Rica 12.13 headcount basis compare
- 124 Qatar 12.07 headcount basis compare
- 125 Latvia 11.96 headcount basis compare
- 126 Malaysia 11.87 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-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 26.47 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 28.92 headcount basis in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.69 headcount basis in 2008.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 123rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release