Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 4,055 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pacific island small states, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 4,055 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2016.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 4,356 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,944 number, in 2003.
Pacific island small states ranks 43rd of 43 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, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,293 number | — |
| 2003 | 2,944 number | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 3,071 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 3,256 number | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 3,469 number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3,727 number | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 4,356 number | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 3,776 number | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 3,443 number | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 3,222 number | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 3,471 number | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 3,702 number | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 3,752 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,932 number | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 4,055 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,487 number | 2,944 number | 4,356 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,654 number | 3,222 number | 4,055 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pacific island small states?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Pacific island small states was 4,055 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 4,356 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,944 number in 2003.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.