Secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Secondary education, teachers was 12,820 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states, 1977–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 12,820 for secondary education, teachers in 2016.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states peaked at 13,200 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,022, in 1977.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,164 | 6,022 | 6,306 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6,661 | 6,383 | 6,958 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,198 | 7,062 | 10,351 | 4 |
| 2000s | 11,185 | 10,587 | 12,111 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,386 | 11,313 | 13,200 | 7 |
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 18,401 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.05 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.982 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 83.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states?
- Secondary education, teachers in Pacific island small states was 12,820 in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 13,200 in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,022 in 1977.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.