Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 42.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
42.0%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
151st
of 211 groups
All-time high
43.2%
in 2015
All-time low
32.3%
in 2007
Years of data
13
2003–2017

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 2003–2017

0102030402003201020172003: 36.2 %2004: 37.5 %2005: 35.3 %2006: 33.8 %2007: 32.3 %2010: 38.7 %2011: 37.9 %2012: 42.7 %2013: 42.6 %2014: 43.1 %2015: 43.2 %2016: 41.3 %2017: 42 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) stood at 42.0%.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 43.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2007.

SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 151st of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%) in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 2003 to 2017.
Year % Change
2003 36.2%
2004 37.5% +3.6%
2005 35.3% -5.8%
2006 33.8% -4.4%
2007 32.3% -4.3%
2010 38.7% +19.9%
2011 37.9% -2.1%
2012 42.7% +12.6%
2013 42.6% -0.2%
2014 43.1% +1.2%
2015 43.2% +0.0%
2016 41.3% -4.4%
2017 42.0% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.0% 32.3% 37.5% 5
2010s 41.5% 37.9% 43.2% 8

Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

  1. 148 Benin 9.4% compare
  2. 149 Mali 9.3% compare
  3. 150 Sierra Leone 9.2% compare
  4. 151 Chad 8.6% compare
  5. 152 Comoros 7.1% compare
  6. 153 Liberia 6.6% compare

See the full ranking of 364 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 42.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2007.
How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 151st out of 211 groups with data for 2017.
Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 8,227 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release