Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 27.46 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 27.46 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 31.54 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.46 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 60th out of 160 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 29.46 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 29.09 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 30.1 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 30.22 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.98 headcount basis | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 29.6 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 29.77 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.54 headcount basis | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 27.92 headcount basis | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 27.46 headcount basis | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.57 headcount basis | 28.98 headcount basis | 30.22 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.26 headcount basis | 27.46 headcount basis | 31.54 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 27.46 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 31.54 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.46 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 60th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release