Teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: Pacific
AIMS: Pacific: Teachers in primary education, female was 143,229 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: Pacific, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: Pacific recorded 143,229 for teachers in primary education, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: Pacific peaked at 143,229 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55,048, in 1971.
That places AIMS: Pacific 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59,698 | — |
| 1971 | 55,048 | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 57,644 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 70,048 | +21.5% |
| 1974 | 72,134 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 76,607 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 79,616 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 82,726 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 84,013 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 85,695 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 87,012 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 87,488 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 88,630 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 91,819 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 95,271 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 89,689 | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 86,505 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 87,719 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 87,916 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 90,516 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 94,554 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 98,115 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 100,228 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 101,281 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 99,679 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 105,615 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 106,139 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 109,496 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 110,971 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 110,914 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 111,593 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 112,502 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 113,502 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 113,110 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 114,701 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 115,197 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 115,868 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 117,882 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 119,221 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 122,487 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 125,663 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 128,710 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 132,846 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 135,993 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 139,485 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 138,793 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 142,186 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 143,229 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72,323 | 55,048 | 85,695 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,256 | 86,505 | 95,271 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,699 | 94,554 | 110,971 | 10 |
| 2000s | 115,606 | 111,593 | 122,487 | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,863 | 125,663 | 143,229 | 8 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 199,468 (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.6% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 696,822 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 746,747 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: Pacific?
- Teachers in primary education, female in AIMS: Pacific was 143,229 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 143,229 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,048 in 1971.
- How does AIMS: Pacific rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- AIMS: Pacific ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in AIMS: Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release