Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 29,164 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) recorded 29,164 for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 29,164 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,407, 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 secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,407 | — |
| 1971 | 5,711 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 6,431 | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 6,917 | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 7,183 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 7,566 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 7,819 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 8,045 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 8,180 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 8,485 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 8,753 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 8,887 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 9,043 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 9,055 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 9,157 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 9,216 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 9,392 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 9,904 | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 10,105 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 10,189 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 10,223 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 11,037 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 11,601 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 12,269 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 12,553 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 12,612 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 13,515 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 14,862 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 15,933 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 16,943 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 17,677 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 18,921 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 19,981 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 19,420 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 20,394 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 20,749 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 21,195 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 22,033 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 23,719 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 23,826 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 24,110 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 24,680 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 26,503 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 27,106 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 27,632 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 28,536 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 27,741 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 29,164 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,174 | 5,407 | 8,485 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,370 | 8,753 | 10,189 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,155 | 10,223 | 16,943 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,792 | 17,677 | 23,826 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,934 | 24,110 | 29,164 | 8 |
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 429,558 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11,834 (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,462 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,217 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,737 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
All data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 29,164 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 29,164 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,407 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release