Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 78.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
78.8%
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
202nd
of 215 groups
All-time high
98.6%
in 1981
All-time low
66.9%
in 2012
Years of data
42
1971–2017

Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1971–2017

0204060801001971199420171971: 97.2 %1972: 96.7 %1973: 96 %1974: 95.9 %1975: 95.2 %1976: 95 %1977: 93.8 %1978: 93.8 %1979: 94.5 %1980: 94.4 %1981: 98.6 %1982: 94.4 %1983: 93.5 %1984: 93 %1985: 93.3 %1986: 93.6 %1987: 93.9 %1988: 94.2 %1989: 94.2 %1990: 98 %1996: 91 %1997: 85.7 %1998: 89.1 %1999: 87.9 %2000: 86.5 %2001: 85.3 %2002: 84.1 %2003: 82.7 %2004: 81.9 %2005: 81 %2006: 80.2 %2007: 78.9 %2008: 78.4 %2009: 79.8 %2010: 81.3 %2011: 82 %2012: 66.9 %2013: 69.2 %2014: 71.6 %2015: 73.8 %2016: 76.5 %2017: 78.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 78.8% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2017.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 98.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2012.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 202nd of 215 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 97.2%
1972 96.7% -0.6%
1973 96.0% -0.7%
1974 95.9% -0.1%
1975 95.2% -0.7%
1976 95.0% -0.3%
1977 93.8% -1.3%
1978 93.8% +0.0%
1979 94.5% +0.7%
1980 94.4% -0.0%
1981 98.6% +4.4%
1982 94.4% -4.3%
1983 93.5% -0.9%
1984 93.0% -0.6%
1985 93.3% +0.3%
1986 93.6% +0.3%
1987 93.9% +0.3%
1988 94.2% +0.4%
1989 94.2% -0.0%
1990 98.0% +4.1%
1996 91.0% -7.2%
1997 85.7% -5.8%
1998 89.1% +4.0%
1999 87.9% -1.4%
2000 86.5% -1.5%
2001 85.3% -1.5%
2002 84.1% -1.4%
2003 82.7% -1.6%
2004 81.9% -1.1%
2005 81.0% -1.1%
2006 80.2% -0.9%
2007 78.9% -1.6%
2008 78.4% -0.6%
2009 79.8% +1.8%
2010 81.3% +1.9%
2011 82.0% +0.9%
2012 66.9% -18.4%
2013 69.2% +3.5%
2014 71.6% +3.4%
2015 73.8% +3.1%
2016 76.5% +3.7%
2017 78.8% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 95.3% 93.8% 97.2% 9
1980s 94.3% 93.0% 98.6% 10
1990s 90.3% 85.7% 98.0% 5
2000s 81.9% 78.4% 86.5% 10
2010s 75.0% 66.9% 82.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 78.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1981.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2012.
How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 202nd out of 215 groups with data for 2017.
Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 13,385 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release