Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 143,217 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
143,217
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
143,217
in 2017
All-time low
55,022
in 1971
Years of data
48
1970–2017
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) recorded 143,217 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 ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 143,217 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55,022, in 1971.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 205th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59,670 | — |
| 1971 | 55,022 | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 57,620 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 70,025 | +21.5% |
| 1974 | 72,111 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 76,584 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 79,592 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 82,700 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 83,984 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 85,666 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 86,985 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 87,465 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 88,609 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 91,798 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 95,251 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 89,670 | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 86,486 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 87,700 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 87,897 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 90,497 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 94,534 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 98,096 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 100,209 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 101,262 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 99,661 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 105,597 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 106,121 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 109,478 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 110,952 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 110,895 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 111,574 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 112,485 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 113,483 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 113,083 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 114,677 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 115,175 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 115,849 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 117,866 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 119,206 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 122,473 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 125,650 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 128,698 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 132,834 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 135,982 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 139,473 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 138,781 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 142,175 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 143,217 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72,297 | 55,022 | 85,666 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89,236 | 86,486 | 95,251 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,681 | 94,534 | 110,952 | 10 |
| 2000s | 115,587 | 111,574 | 122,473 | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,851 | 125,650 | 143,217 | 8 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 202 Monaco 157 compare
- 203 Tuvalu 99 compare
- 204 Cook Islands 84 compare
- 205 Anguilla 64 compare
- 206 Nauru 54 compare
- 207 Saint Helena 52 compare
- 208 Montserrat 26 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3338 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 626,154 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 158,454 (1993)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 149,781 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3324 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 143,217 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 143,217 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,022 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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