Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 62.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pacific Island Small States recorded 62.4% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 62.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1974.
That places WB: Pacific Island Small States 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 50.8% | — |
| 1975 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 52.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52.6% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 53.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 53.2% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 53.2% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 53.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.8% | 50.8% | 52.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 52.6% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 53.2% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 54.1% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 56.2% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 61.3% | 62.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pacific Island Small States
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 160,694 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 62.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1974.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island Small States 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