Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis) in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis) was 29.76 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 29.76 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 35.14 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.43 headcount basis, in 2009.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 61st out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis) in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.13 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 26.17 headcount basis | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 26.11 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 25.53 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 25.76 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 25.08 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 24.9 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 25.19 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.84 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 25.45 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 25.97 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.43 headcount basis | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 24.55 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 24.47 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 35.14 headcount basis | +43.6% |
| 2013 | 34.43 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 32.36 headcount basis | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 30.06 headcount basis | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 29.34 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 29.53 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.95 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.78 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 28.51 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 28.06 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.65 headcount basis | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 29.6 headcount basis | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 29.76 headcount basis | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis) in SDG: Small Island Developing States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +43.6% | 24.47 headcount basis | 35.14 headcount basis |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.65 headcount basis | 26.17 headcount basis | 29.13 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.43 headcount basis | 24.43 headcount basis | 26.11 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.66 headcount basis | 24.47 headcount basis | 35.14 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.52 headcount basis | 28.06 headcount basis | 31.65 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
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 pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 29.76 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 35.14 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.43 headcount basis in 2009.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 61st out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release