Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 78.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 78.8% for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 78.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2018.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 81st of 151 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 75.0% | — |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.0% | 72.6% | 75.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 75.2% | 78.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 78 Grenada 44.1% compare
- 79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42.3%
- 80 Cape Verde 37.0% compare
- 81 Palestine, State of 31.8% compare
- 82 Madagascar 31.5% compare
- 83 Belize 23.6% compare
- 84 Cook Islands 22.7% 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 percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 78.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 81st out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release