Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 76.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 76.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1983.
That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 58th 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.7% | — |
| 1971 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 49.2% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 52.0% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 49.4% | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 50.7% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 49.8% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 48.4% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 47.5% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 49.2% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 52.8% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 54.5% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 56.6% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 58.8% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.3% | 47.7% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 47.5% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 59.4% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 62.6% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 68.5% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.3% | 76.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 55 Poland 87.1% compare
- 56 Puerto Rico 87.1% compare
- 57 Netherlands 87.0% compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
- 59 United Kingdom 86.4% compare
- 60 Saint Lucia 86.2% compare
- 61 Israel 86.2% compare
More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
All data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 76.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1983.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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