Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 63.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) recorded 63.8% 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 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 63.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 1994.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 61st 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 41.2% | — |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 42.5% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 44.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 41.2% | 44.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 44.8% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 51.6% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 60.5% | 63.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 63.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 1994.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 61st out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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