Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 60.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 60.7% 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 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 60.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1994.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 79th 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 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 37.0% | — |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37.9% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 41.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 37.0% | 41.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 42.1% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 48.9% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 57.0% | 60.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 76 Kiribati 64.2% compare
- 77 British Virgin Islands 64.1% compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63.8% compare
- 79 Naoero 63.6% compare
- 80 Honduras 63.4% compare
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 63.0% compare
- 82 Monaco 62.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 60.7% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 79th 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 Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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