Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 4,443 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states is 4,443 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 4,455 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 828.14 number, in 1973.
That places Pacific island small states 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 828.14 number | — |
| 1974 | 875.21 number | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 856.47 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 860.49 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 893.7 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 922.9 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 911.08 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 1,019 number | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 1,078 number | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 1,140 number | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 1,212 number | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1,245 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1,238 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1,306 number | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 1,369 number | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 1,445 number | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1,518 number | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1,593 number | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 1,695 number | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 1,813 number | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 1,868 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1,916 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 2,097 number | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 2,330 number | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 2,088 number | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 2,313 number | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 2,324 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2,175 number | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 2,199 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,290 number | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 2,463 number | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 2,598 number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 2,722 number | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2,838 number | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 2,784 number | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3,116 number | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 3,322 number | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 3,183 number | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 3,192 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,351 number | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 3,487 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3,613 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 4,156 number | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 4,368 number | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 4,420 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 4,455 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4,443 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 878.28 number | 828.14 number | 922.9 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 1,257 number | 1,019 number | 1,518 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,004 number | 1,593 number | 2,330 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,651 number | 2,175 number | 3,322 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,867 number | 3,183 number | 4,455 number | 10 |
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 pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Pacific island small states was 4,443 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 4,455 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 828.14 number in 1973.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.