Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 48,224 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
48,224
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
213th
of 221 groups
All-time high
48,224
in 2020
All-time low
15,658
in 1972
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2020

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Analysis

In 2020, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 48,224. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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), gaps filled in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 210 Tokelau 17 compare
  2. 211 Niue 12 compare
  3. 212 Falkland Islands 5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 48,224 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 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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Statizoid (derived)
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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.