Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
47th
of 215 groups
All-time high
96.3%
in 2023
All-time low
83.6%
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific stood at 96.3%.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 96.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 1970.
WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 47th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.6% | — |
| 1973 | 87.0% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 85.2% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 86.2% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 85.8% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 89.0% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 93.2% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 88.1% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 93.1% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 93.1% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 92.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.9% | 83.6% | 87.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 89.7% | 85.8% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 92.7% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 92.7% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.6% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.2% | 96.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 1970.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 47th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific 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