Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 63.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 63.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 63.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1994.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 63rd 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 41.3% | — |
| 1995 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 41.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 41.3% | 44.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 44.8% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 51.5% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 60.3% | 63.6% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 63.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 63rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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