Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 9,338 in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
9,338
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
212th
of 215 groups
All-time high
10,478
in 2012
All-time low
1,063
in 1973
Years of data
45
1973–2017

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1973–2017

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1973199520171973: 1.1k1974: 1.1k1975: 1.1k1976: 1.1k1977: 1.1k1978: 1.1k1979: 1.1k1980: 1.2k1981: 1.2k1982: 1.3k1983: 1.3k1984: 1.4k1985: 1.4k1986: 1.5k1987: 1.6k1988: 1.6k1989: 1.7k1990: 1.8k1991: 1.9k1992: 2.0k1993: 2.1k1994: 2.1k1995: 2.3k1996: 2.9k1997: 2.9k1998: 3.0k1999: 3.1k2000: 3.1k2001: 3.3k2002: 3.5k2003: 3.9k2004: 4.2k2005: 4.5k2006: 4.8k2007: 4.9k2008: 5.4k2009: 5.6k2010: 5.5k2011: 5.5k2012: 10.5k2013: 10.2k2014: 9.9k2015: 9.9k2016: 9.7k2017: 9.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 9,338.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 90.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 10,478 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,063, in 1973.

That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 212th out of 215 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1973 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1973 1,063
1974 1,128 +6.1%
1975 1,072 -5.0%
1976 1,074 +0.2%
1977 1,085 +1.0%
1978 1,100 +1.4%
1979 1,082 -1.6%
1980 1,180 +9.0%
1981 1,227 +4.0%
1982 1,268 +3.3%
1983 1,338 +5.6%
1984 1,398 +4.5%
1985 1,411 +0.9%
1986 1,486 +5.3%
1987 1,559 +4.8%
1988 1,646 +5.6%
1989 1,726 +4.8%
1990 1,795 +4.0%
1991 1,894 +5.5%
1992 2,014 +6.3%
1993 2,076 +3.1%
1994 2,130 +2.6%
1995 2,328 +9.3%
1996 2,856 +22.7%
1997 2,857 +0.0%
1998 2,980 +4.3%
1999 3,125 +4.9%
2000 3,116 -0.3%
2001 3,266 +4.8%
2002 3,492 +6.9%
2003 3,855 +10.4%
2004 4,156 +7.8%
2005 4,478 +7.7%
2006 4,783 +6.8%
2007 4,911 +2.7%
2008 5,443 +10.8%
2009 5,591 +2.7%
2010 5,476 -2.1%
2011 5,483 +0.1%
2012 10,478 +91.1%
2013 10,196 -2.7%
2014 9,879 -3.1%
2015 9,948 +0.7%
2016 9,695 -2.5%
2017 9,338 -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,086 1,063 1,128 7
1980s 1,424 1,180 1,726 10
1990s 2,405 1,795 3,125 10
2000s 4,309 3,116 5,591 10
2010s 8,812 5,476 10,478 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 9,338 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
The highest recorded value was 10,478 in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,063 in 1973.
How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 212th out of 215 groups with data for 2017.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 13,398 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release