Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 96.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 96.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 1981.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 44th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 85.7% | — |
| 1981 | 84.9% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 86.9% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 89.1% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 94.1% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 87.9% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 93.6% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 93.4% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 92.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 92.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 92.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.7% | 84.9% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 92.6% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 92.2% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 94.5% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.2% | 96.3% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 1981.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 44th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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