Tertiary education, academic staff in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Tertiary education, academic staff was 35.8% in 1992. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Pacific island small states, 1974–1992
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 35.8% for tertiary education, academic staff in 1992. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Pacific island small states peaked at 35.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1974.
That places Pacific island small states 31st out of 43 groups with data for 1992, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 22.2% | — |
| 1975 | 25.0% | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 33.4% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 30.2% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 34.9% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.8% | 22.2% | 26.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 30.2% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 34.9% | 35.8% | 3 |
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 tertiary education, academic staff in Pacific island small states?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Pacific island small states was 35.8% in 1992, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1974.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Pacific island small states ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 1992.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.