Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 51.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1997–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pacific Island Small States recorded 51.8% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 58.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1998.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 118th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.8% | — |
| 1998 | 42.4% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 42.4% | 46.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 48.6% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.4% | 52.4% | 7 |
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 secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 51.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1998.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release