Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted was 1.45 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 1.45 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.45 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3 GPIA, in 2019.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 18th of 151 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.43 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 1.32 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.36 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.4 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.44 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.45 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.34 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.39 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 1.45 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 GPIA in 2019.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 18th out of 151 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release