Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 96.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.4%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
40th
of 215 groups
All-time high
96.4%
in 2023
All-time low
83.2%
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 96.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 96.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1970.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 40th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.2% | — |
| 1973 | 86.7% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 85.0% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 85.7% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 87.2% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 89.0% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 93.3% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 93.1% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 93.1% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 93.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 92.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.7% | 83.2% | 86.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 89.7% | 85.7% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 92.7% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 92.8% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.7% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.3% | 96.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 96.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 40th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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