Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 46.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 2003–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) recorded 46.4% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 52.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2016.
That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 153rd out of 213 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47.8% | — |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 47.8% | 52.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 45.8% | 51.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
More education data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,702 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,341 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 261,464 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 78,205 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,186 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
All data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 46.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 153rd out of 213 groups with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release