Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 35.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.9%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
153rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
36.9%
in 2020
All-time low
16.1%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) recorded 35.9% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 36.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 153rd 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 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.1% | — |
| 1971 | 20.2% | +25.5% |
| 1972 | 21.8% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 17.4% | -19.9% |
| 1974 | 23.3% | +33.5% |
| 1975 | 24.4% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 20.8% | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 25.9% | +24.2% |
| 1978 | 25.8% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 27.5% | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 29.6% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 27.2% | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 25.5% | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 27.0% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 24.5% | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 28.7% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 28.8% | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 29.7% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 16.1% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.8% | 23.9% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 25.6% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.7% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 34.1% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 35.9% | 36.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 35.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release