Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 68.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) is 68.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 68.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 24th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 55.3% | — |
| 1995 | 54.7% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 54.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 53.6% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.2% | 53.3% | 55.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 53.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 57.1% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 65.9% | 68.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 68.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 24th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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