Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 68.9% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 68.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2002.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 20th of 213 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 55.0% | — |
| 1995 | 54.3% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 52.6% | 55.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 52.4% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 57.1% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 65.8% | 68.9% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 68.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 2002.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 20th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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