Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 44.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) is 44.3%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 49.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2017, putting it 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 secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.5% | — |
| 1971 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 41.9% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 41.8% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 41.3% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 41.5% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 42.4% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 41.3% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 41.2% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 39.8% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 43.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 44.3% | 46.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 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 844,620 (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 955,571 (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 784,968 (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 49,680 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,737 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 44.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release