Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 62.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia is 62.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 62.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1994.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 68th of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 41.4% | — |
| 1995 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 41.4% | 44.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 44.8% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 51.3% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 59.6% | 62.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 62.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 68th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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