Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 97.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 97.0% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 97.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 1981.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 86.2% | — |
| 1981 | 85.3% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 87.5% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 89.8% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 95.0% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 89.2% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 95.2% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 96.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 95.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 94.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 94.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.6% | 85.3% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 94.8% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 94.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.1% | 97.1% | 10 |
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 97.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 1981.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD 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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Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.