Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 94.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
94.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
80th
of 215 groups
All-time high
99.7%
in 1999
All-time low
91.7%
in 2017
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 94.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 99.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2017.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 80th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 98.8% | — |
| 1973 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 97.9% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.2% | 98.8% | 99.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 97.9% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 95.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 91.7% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.8% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 77 Tajikistan 98.3% compare
- 78 Jamaica 98.3% compare
- 79 Macau, China 98.3% compare
- 80 Poland 98.2% compare
- 81 Slovenia 98.2% compare
- 82 Serbia 98.1% compare
- 83 United Arab Emirates 98.1% compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2017.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 80th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release