Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
21st
of 215 groups
All-time high
98.9%
in 2001
All-time low
79.9%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 97.7%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 98.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 1970.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 21st out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.9% | — |
| 1971 | 91.4% | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 90.8% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 91.8% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 94.7% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 98.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.3% | 79.9% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.0% | 91.8% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 91.8% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.7% | 97.9% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 97.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 1970.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 21st out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release