Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
80.9%
in 2012
All-time low
54.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 79.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 80.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1971.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 44th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.1% | — |
| 1971 | 54.3% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 55.8% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 56.9% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 58.3% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 59.5% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 61.5% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 62.5% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 64.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 68.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 72.8% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 75.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.8% | 54.3% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.1% | 59.3% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 63.3% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 77.2% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.3% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 79.0% | 79.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 41 Dominica 88.9% compare
- 42 Albania 88.8% compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.4% compare
- 44 Bermuda 88.3% compare
- 45 Serbia 88.3% compare
- 46 Philippines 88.3% compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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