Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 2,076 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states is 2,076 number, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states peaked at 2,839 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,627 number, in 2007.
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 15 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,483 number | — |
| 2003 | 2,224 number | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 2,339 number | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2,042 number | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 1,810 number | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 1,627 number | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 2,630 number | +61.7% |
| 2009 | 2,468 number | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 2,252 number | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 2,076 number | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 2,839 number | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 2,605 number | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 2,554 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,444 number | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2,076 number | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,203 number | 1,627 number | 2,630 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,407 number | 2,076 number | 2,839 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
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 upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Pacific island small states was 2,076 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 2,839 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,627 number in 2007.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Pacific island small states ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.