Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 48,224 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) is 48,224, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 48,224 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,658, in 1972.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,863 | — |
| 1971 | 15,855 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 15,658 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 15,905 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 15,827 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 15,792 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 15,900 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 15,971 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 16,116 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 16,887 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 16,430 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 16,485 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 17,584 | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 17,619 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 18,558 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 18,695 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 19,258 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 19,573 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 18,724 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 20,143 | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 20,313 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 20,663 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 21,354 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 22,356 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 23,023 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 23,369 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 23,820 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 25,658 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 26,708 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 26,711 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26,392 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 26,332 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 27,232 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 26,927 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 26,918 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 27,546 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 28,367 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 30,237 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 32,022 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 35,464 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 36,364 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 38,208 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 40,830 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 41,499 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 43,047 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 44,074 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 45,978 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 45,550 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 45,540 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 47,265 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 48,224 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,977 | 15,658 | 16,887 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,307 | 16,430 | 20,143 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,398 | 20,313 | 26,711 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,744 | 26,332 | 35,464 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,835 | 36,364 | 47,265 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,224 | 48,224 | 48,224 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 603,251 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,979 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 74,425 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,161 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 315,506 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 48,224 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 48,224 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,658 in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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