China vs ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

China
60.3%
in 2024
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
55.0%
in 2024
China rank
99th
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
101st

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • China
  • ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
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How they compare

China currently reports 60.3% against 55.0% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), a difference of 5.3%.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.

China ranks 99th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 101st of 210 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) Difference Ahead
1970s 24.5% 39.0% 14.5% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
1980s 27.0% 38.4% 11.5% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
1990s 33.0% 46.1% 13.1% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2000s 43.8% 51.9% 8.1% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2010s 51.7% 53.5% 1.8% ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
2020s 58.3% 54.8% 3.5% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, China or ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
China, at 60.3% against 55.0% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between China and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
5.3%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do China and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
China ranks 99th and ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 101st of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release