Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 53.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Pacific island small states, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Pacific island small states is 53.1%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Pacific island small states peaked at 62.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2002.
That places Pacific island small states 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2016, putting it 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 48.4% | — |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 48.4% | 62.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 53.1% | 57.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Pacific island small states?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Pacific island small states was 53.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in 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 Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2002.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.