Secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Secondary education, teachers was 51.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states, 1997–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 51.8% for secondary education, teachers in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states peaked at 58.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1998.
That places Pacific island small states 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.8% | — |
| 1998 | 42.4% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 42.4% | 46.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 48.6% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.4% | 52.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.8% compare
- 25 Romania 73.6% compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 72.8% compare
- 27 Israel 72.5% compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 72.4% compare
- 30 Lebanon 72.0% compare
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, total 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states?
- Secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states was 51.8% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1998.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Pacific island small states ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.