Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)

ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970–2017

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) recorded 143,217 for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled 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), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 202 Monaco 157 compare
  2. 203 Tuvalu 99 compare
  3. 204 Cook Islands 84 compare
  4. 205 Anguilla 64 compare
  5. 206 Nauru 54 compare
  6. 207 Saint Helena 52 compare
  7. 208 Montserrat 26 compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 143,217 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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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.