Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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 tertiary education who are female was 27.1% in 2000. ▬ Flat

Latest (2000)
27.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
183rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.7%
in 1981
All-time low
22.4%
in 1979
Years of data
21
1979–2000

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1979–2000

01020301979198920001979: 22.4 %1980: 25.9 %1981: 27.7 %1982: 26.8 %1983: 25.6 %1985: 25.4 %1986: 25.4 %1987: 25.6 %1988: 25.8 %1989: 25.9 %1990: 26 %1991: 26 %1992: 25.8 %1993: 25.6 %1994: 25.4 %1995: 25.1 %1996: 24.8 %1997: 25.5 %1998: 26.7 %1999: 26.9 %2000: 27.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) recorded 27.1% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2000.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 27.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1979.

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 183rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%) in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1979 to 2000.
Year % Change
1979 22.4%
1980 25.9% +15.6%
1981 27.7% +6.9%
1982 26.8% -3.3%
1983 25.6% -4.4%
1985 25.4% -0.6%
1986 25.4% -0.3%
1987 25.6% +0.8%
1988 25.8% +0.7%
1989 25.9% +0.7%
1990 26.0% +0.2%
1991 26.0% +0.2%
1992 25.8% -0.7%
1993 25.6% -0.9%
1994 25.4% -1.0%
1995 25.1% -0.9%
1996 24.8% -1.4%
1997 25.5% +3.2%
1998 26.7% +4.4%
1999 26.9% +1.0%
2000 27.1% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 22.4% 22.4% 22.4% 1
1980s 26.0% 25.4% 27.7% 9
1990s 25.8% 24.8% 26.9% 10
2000s 27.1% 27.1% 27.1% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 27.1% in 2000, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 1981.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1979.
How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2000.
Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release