Pacific island small states - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Pacific island small states was 59.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 59.84 in 2019, while its lowest value was 50.78 in 1974.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 50.78
1975 51.29
1976 51.56
1977 51.90
1978 52.34
1979 52.82
1980 52.83
1981 52.65
1982 53.25
1983 52.94
1984 52.94
1985 53.45
1986 53.41
1987 53.27
1988 53.17
1989 52.91
1990 53.04
1991 53.32
1992 53.25
1993 53.51
1994 53.50
1995 53.71
1996 54.97
1997 55.01
1998 54.30
1999 53.87
2000 54.12
2001 54.61
2002 54.90
2003 54.61
2004 54.72
2005 54.89
2006 54.84
2007 54.89
2008 54.84
2009 55.26
2010 55.85
2011 56.39
2012 56.60
2013 56.70
2014 57.47
2015 56.84
2016 58.81
2017 58.94
2018 59.29
2019 59.84

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs