Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 56.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States stood at 56.6%.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 62.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2002.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 107th of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 48.4% | — |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 48.4% | 62.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 53.0% | 57.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 160,694 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 56.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2002.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 107th out of 213 groups with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island Small States 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