Trained teachers in secondary education in Small states
Small states: Trained teachers in secondary education was 76.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education in Small states, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education in Small states is 76.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Small states peaked at 83.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2024.
Small states ranks 21st of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 83.2% | — |
| 2005 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.8% | 78.9% | 83.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 77.3% | 81.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 76.1% | 79.1% | 5 |
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2538 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education in Small states?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Small states was 76.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Small states ranks 21st out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.