Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 71.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
71.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
83rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
72.7%
in 2006
All-time low
53.3%
in 1971
Years of data
48
1970–2017
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) recorded 71.8% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 72.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 83rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.5% | — |
| 1971 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 64.4% | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 65.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 65.0% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 64.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 65.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 66.2% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 66.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 65.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 66.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 68.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 69.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 69.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.6% | 53.3% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.0% | 64.9% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 68.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 72.0% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 71.0% | 71.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 626,154 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 158,454 (1993)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 149,781 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 578,129 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 71.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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