Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 26,217 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
26,217
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
218th
of 221 groups
All-time high
26,751
in 2016
All-time low
6,674
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2017

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 26,217.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 26,751 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6,674, in 1970.

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 218th 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), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 26,217 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
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Coverage
433 places, 18,584 data points, 1970–2025
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.