Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 35.8% in 1992. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1974–1992
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States is 35.8%, measured in 1992. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 35.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1974.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 22.2% | — |
| 1975 | 25.0% | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 33.4% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 30.2% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 34.9% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +31.7% | 24.4% | 32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.8% | 22.2% | 26.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 30.2% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 34.9% | 35.8% | 3 |
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 tertiary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 35.8% in 1992, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1974.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 1992.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release