Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia is 98.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 98.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2015.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 28th out of 157 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.4% | — |
| 2015 | 96.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.9% | 98.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.4% | 98.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 28th out of 157 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release