Teachers in primary education, female (number) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,381 number in 1996. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in French Polynesia, 1971–1996
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 1,381 number for teachers in primary education, female in 1996.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in French Polynesia peaked at 1,406 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 530 number, in 1971.
French Polynesia ranks 166th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 530 number | — |
| 1972 | 839 number | +58.3% |
| 1973 | 783 number | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 876 number | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 866 number | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 950 number | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 982 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1,077 number | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 1,069 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,280 number | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 1,390 number | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 1,400 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1,406 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,170 number | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 1,331 number | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 1,381 number | +3.8% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 1,381 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 9% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 1,381 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 9% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in French Polynesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +58.3% | 530 number | 839 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 807.33 number | 530 number | 950 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 1,160 number | 982 number | 1,390 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,338 number | 1,170 number | 1,406 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More education data for French Polynesia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.48 (1996)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.94 (1996)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,592 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,253 (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,796 (1996)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 22,366 (1993)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 29,415 (1996)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (1996)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in French Polynesia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in French Polynesia was 1,381 number in 1996, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,406 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 530 number in 1971.
- How does French Polynesia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- French Polynesia ranks 166th out of 196 countries with data for 1996.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.