Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Naoero
Naoero: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 81.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Naoero, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Naoero recorded 81.8% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Naoero peaked at 95.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1985.
That places Naoero 80th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Naoero, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61.5% | — |
| 1985 | 60.6% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 81.7% | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 91.9% | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 87.5% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 95.2% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 81.8% | +1.9% |
Naoero compared with similar countries
- Naoero's 81.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 97% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Naoero's 81.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Naoero changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +34.9% | 60.6% | 81.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 61.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 87.5% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 75.4% | 92.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 77.4% | 81.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Naoero
More education data for Naoero
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 48 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 256 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 271 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,659 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,703 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -7.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1416 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Naoero?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Naoero was 81.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Naoero?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Naoero?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1985.
- How does Naoero rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Naoero ranks 80th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Naoero?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Naoero 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release