Share of primary school teachers who are women in Niue
Niue: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Niue, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Niue stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Niue peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 1975.
That places Niue 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.6% | 41.5% | 44.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 62.1% | 71.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 77.8% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 88.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Niue
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.49 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 101.3% (2025)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 0.0% (1997)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 0.0% (1992)
- Duration of compulsory education 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Niue?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Niue was 100.0% in 2024, 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 1975.
- How does Niue rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Niue ranks 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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.