Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 58.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific recorded 58.8% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1993.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 90th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 41.7% | — |
| 1994 | 41.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 41.7% | 44.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 44.9% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 49.8% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 56.3% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 366.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 58.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1993.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 90th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release