Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 92.7% for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 92.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 2015.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 34th out of 123 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 88.5% | — |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.3% | 86.7% | 90.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 90.7% | 92.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 92.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 34th out of 123 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release