Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 7,631 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states stood at 7,631 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states peaked at 7,631 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,893 number, in 2011.
Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6,808 number | — |
| 2003 | 6,049 number | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 6,258 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 6,195 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 6,220 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6,334 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6,927 number | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 6,347 number | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 5,988 number | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 5,893 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6,328 number | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 6,691 number | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 6,784 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,339 number | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 7,631 number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,392 number | 6,049 number | 6,927 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 6,665 number | 5,893 number | 7,631 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pacific island small states was 7,631 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 7,631 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,893 number in 2011.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Pacific island small states ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.