Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 76.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 76.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 76.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2017.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 91st out of 159 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 71.6% | — |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.7% | 70.5% | 73.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 72.8% | 76.1% | 5 |
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 percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 76.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 91st out of 159 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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