Teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Teachers in primary education, female was 10,372 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states stood at 10,372 number. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 10,372 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,184 number, in 1974.
Pacific island small states ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 5,184 number | — |
| 1975 | 5,353 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 5,421 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 5,481 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 5,631 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 5,702 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 5,731 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 5,686 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 5,891 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 6,003 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 6,131 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 6,191 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 6,453 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 6,550 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 6,620 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 6,698 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 6,773 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 6,833 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 6,910 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 7,024 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 7,171 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 7,432 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 7,519 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 7,712 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 7,595 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 7,277 number | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 7,025 number | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 7,312 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 7,427 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7,457 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 7,628 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 7,591 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 7,580 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,476 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7,620 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7,634 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7,833 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 7,908 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 8,238 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 8,254 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8,657 number | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 8,193 number | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 8,832 number | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 9,244 number | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 9,742 number | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 10,372 number | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,462 number | 5,184 number | 5,702 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 6,195 number | 5,686 number | 6,698 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,225 number | 6,773 number | 7,712 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,475 number | 7,025 number | 7,634 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,727 number | 7,833 number | 10,372 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 40 Ethiopia 96,646 number compare
- 41 Canada 96,008 number compare
- 42 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93,361 number compare
- 43 Nepal 89,672 number compare
- 44 Uganda 89,256 number compare
- 45 Netherlands 87,929 number compare
- 46 Kazakhstan 80,314 number compare
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states was 10,372 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 10,372 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,184 number in 1974.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.