Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): 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: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) recorded 68.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) peaked at 68.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1998.
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 24th of 213 groups on this measure, 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: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 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: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- 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: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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