Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
60th
of 221 groups
All-time high
75.0%
in 2024
All-time low
46.0%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) stood at 75.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 75.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.0% | — |
| 1971 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 46.9% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 50.7% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 48.8% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 49.9% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 49.3% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 48.0% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 49.6% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 52.6% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 54.2% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 56.1% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 58.2% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 67.2% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.8% | 46.0% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 48.0% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.9% | 59.0% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 62.5% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 68.6% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 72.8% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- 57 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
- 59 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86.4% compare
- 60 Saint Lucia 86.2% compare
- 61 Israel 86.2% compare
- 62 North Macedonia 86.0% compare
- 63 Malta 85.8% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 75.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release