Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): 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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) is 44.3%, measured in 2017.
The figure 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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 49.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 1998.
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 160th 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 secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.6% | — |
| 1971 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 42.0% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 41.9% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 41.4% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 41.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 41.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 42.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | -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 | 43.9% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 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% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +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 | 42.0% | 41.4% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 41.3% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 39.8% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 43.8% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 44.3% | 47.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- 157 Peru 46.1% compare
- 158 Tajikistan 46.0% compare
- 159 Reunion 45.9% compare
- 160 French Polynesia 45.9% compare
- 161 Zimbabwe 45.7% compare
- 162 Togo 45.4% compare
- 163 Western Sahara 43.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,702 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,341 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 261,464 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 78,205 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,186 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
All data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 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 SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 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