Primary education, teachers in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Primary education, teachers was 62.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Pacific island small states, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Pacific island small states stood at 62.4%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Pacific island small states peaked at 62.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1974.
Pacific island small states ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 50.8% | — |
| 1975 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 52.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52.6% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 53.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 53.2% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 53.2% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 53.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.8% | 50.8% | 52.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 52.6% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 53.2% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 54.1% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 56.2% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 61.3% | 62.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Pacific island small states?
- Primary education, teachers in Pacific island small states was 62.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1974.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for primary education, teachers?
- Pacific island small states ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.