Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Teachers in primary education, female was 26,217 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 26,217.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 26,751 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6,674, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 218th 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 ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,674 | — |
| 1971 | 6,828 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 7,411 | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 7,280 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 7,251 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 7,326 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 7,530 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 7,746 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 7,902 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 8,479 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 8,773 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 8,794 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 9,091 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 9,394 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 9,702 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 9,995 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 10,524 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 10,775 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 10,029 | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 11,277 | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 11,279 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11,590 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 11,870 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 12,270 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 12,855 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 13,219 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 13,388 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 13,704 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 14,026 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 13,627 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 13,260 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 13,056 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 13,217 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 13,154 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13,564 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 13,950 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 14,022 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 14,440 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 15,144 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 16,842 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 18,872 | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 20,946 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 23,355 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 24,050 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 25,172 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 25,406 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 26,751 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 26,217 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,443 | 6,674 | 8,479 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,835 | 8,773 | 11,277 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,783 | 11,279 | 14,026 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,065 | 13,056 | 16,842 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,846 | 18,872 | 26,751 | 8 |
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 784,968 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 355,410 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.3% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 429,558 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 503,737 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 49,680 (2017)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.7% (2019)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 288,423 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 601,627 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 313,204 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 26,217 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 26,751 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,674 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release