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

Latest (2017)
29,164
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
218th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29,164
in 2017
All-time low
5,407
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2017

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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

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,781 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release