Share of primary school teachers who are women in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Share of primary school teachers who are women was 67.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Micronesia (country), 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 67.3% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Micronesia (country) peaked at 98.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2014.
That places Micronesia (country) 145th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.9% | 52.6% | 98.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.4% | 69.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Population ages 0-14 31.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 774 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.74 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Micronesia (country)?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Micronesia (country) was 67.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2014.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 145th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.