Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 50.7% in 1993. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970–1993
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 (pac) (unsdcode:98418) is 50.7%, measured in 1993. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 50.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 1981.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 125th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.9% | — |
| 1971 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 46.3% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 45.8% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 45.4% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 44.9% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 45.6% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 47.0% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 49.7% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.8% | 44.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 44.6% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 49.7% | 50.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 122 Palestine, State of 56.1%
- 123 Denmark 56.1%
- 124 United States Virgin Islands 56.0% compare
- 125 Botswana 55.8% compare
- 126 Türkiye 55.8% compare
- 127 Luxembourg 55.6% compare
- 128 Maldives 55.5% compare
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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3324 % 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 primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 578,129 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 50.7% in 1993, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 1993.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release