Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 92.5% for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 92.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2015.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 38th of 123 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 87.4% | — |
| 2015 | 85.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.3% | 85.5% | 89.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.1% | 92.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 92.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2015.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 38th out of 123 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release