Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
24th
of 215 groups
All-time high
97.4%
in 2006
All-time low
83.4%
in 1981
Years of data
51
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 97.3% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 97.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 1981.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 24th of 215 groups on this measure, 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.8% | — |
| 1971 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 84.8% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 83.8% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 85.3% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 87.7% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 93.2% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 94.5% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 93.8% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 95.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 93.8% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 93.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 94.1% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.8% | 83.8% | 85.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 88.7% | 83.4% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.4% | 93.7% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 93.8% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.6% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.4% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 97.3% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 1981.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 24th 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 Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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