Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 69.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
69.0%
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
211th
of 215 groups
All-time high
95.0%
in 1973
All-time low
56.4%
in 2012
Years of data
45
1973–2017
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Oceania, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Oceania stood at 69.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Oceania peaked at 95.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 2012.
That places MDG: Oceania 211th out of 215 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 95.0% | — |
| 1974 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 94.0% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 92.0% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 91.6% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 91.8% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 91.8% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 90.5% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 89.5% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 91.5% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 76.1% | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 72.6% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 70.6% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 67.8% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 65.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.3% | 91.6% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 89.5% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.9% | 65.1% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 63.6% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 56.4% | 69.9% | 8 |
More education data for MDG: Oceania
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,702 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 955,656 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 785,154 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.75 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49,696 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Oceania?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Oceania was 69.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 2012.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 211th out of 215 groups with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Oceania 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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February 2026 Data Release