Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 58.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 58.5% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 58.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1994.
That places East Asia & Pacific 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 41.6% | — |
| 1995 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 41.6% | 44.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 45.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 51.5% | 58.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific was 58.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.