Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 34.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) is 34.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.8% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 96.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2024.
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 158th of 159 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 90.1% | — |
| 2015 | 83.5% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | -26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.3% | 83.5% | 96.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 34.7% | 83.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 582,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 34.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 158th out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release