Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 63.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 63.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 63.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 1994.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 65th 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 MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 50.2% | — |
| 1994 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 55.6% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 50.2% | 53.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 55.6% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 60.9% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.3% | 63.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 63.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 1994.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 65th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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