Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 59.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
59.2%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
62.2%
in 2013
All-time low
43.3%
in 1983
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 59.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 62.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1983.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.2% | — |
| 1971 | 44.5% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 45.2% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 44.7% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 44.2% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 43.9% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 43.9% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 45.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.9% | 44.2% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 43.3% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 45.8% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 52.9% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 52.9% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 59.2% | 61.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- 144 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 67.6% compare
- 145 Micronesia, Federated States of 67.3% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 67.3% compare
- 147 Denmark 67.2% compare
- 148 Guatemala 67.1% compare
- 149 Egypt 66.2% compare
- 150 Bangladesh 65.9% compare
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 59.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release