Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 131,993 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 131,993 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 223,165 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15,878, in 1972.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 15,878 | — |
| 1973 | 17,150 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 19,481 | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 41,747 | +114.3% |
| 1981 | 42,190 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 44,737 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 55,438 | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 57,548 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 51,662 | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 62,213 | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 63,222 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 64,554 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 66,273 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 67,347 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 69,784 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 69,325 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 69,326 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 69,203 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 68,871 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 69,245 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73,307 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 74,243 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 74,900 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 73,945 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 75,391 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 95,716 | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 127,466 | +33.2% |
| 2005 | 146,819 | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 173,068 | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 194,499 | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 209,752 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 221,162 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 223,165 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 166,344 | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 154,452 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 141,300 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 138,416 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 131,311 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 137,431 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 146,719 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 138,035 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 139,971 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 137,557 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 135,570 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 133,437 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 153,982 | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 131,993 | -14.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in SDG: Small Island Developing States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +114.3% | 19,481 | 41,747 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,503 | 15,878 | 19,481 | 3 |
| 1980s | 53,701 | 41,747 | 64,554 | 9 |
| 1990s | 69,692 | 66,273 | 74,243 | 10 |
| 2000s | 139,272 | 73,945 | 221,162 | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,714 | 131,311 | 223,165 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,508 | 131,993 | 153,982 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 178 New Caledonia 63 compare
- 179 Seychelles 58 compare
- 180 Bermuda 55 compare
- 181 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42 compare
- 182 Cayman Islands 34 compare
- 182 Dominica 34 compare
- 184 Anguilla 14 compare
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 teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 131,993 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 223,165 in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,878 in 1972.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release