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.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Niue, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.7% | — |
| 1972 | 44.6% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 41.5% | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 65.7% | +58.2% |
| 1984 | 62.1% | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 77.8% | +24.4% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +5.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary school teachers who are women in Niue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +58.2% | 41.5% | 65.7% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Niue
More education data for Niue
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 108 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 109 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 61.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
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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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.