Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 92.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
92.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
119th
of 215 groups
All-time high
97.0%
in 1974
All-time low
86.6%
in 2012
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 92.4% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 97.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2012.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 119th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 97.0% | — |
| 1975 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 94.9% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 94.6% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 93.5% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 93.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 94.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.6% | 96.2% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 95.0% | 94.0% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 92.4% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.7% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 86.6% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.1% | 92.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 116 Côte d'Ivoire 96.3% compare
- 117 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96.3% compare
- 118 Indonesia 96.3% compare
- 119 Brazil 96.3% compare
- 120 Argentina 96.0% compare
- 121 San Marino 96.0% compare
- 122 Malaysia 96.0% 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 teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 92.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 119th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release