Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 74.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia is 74.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 74.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1977.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 76th 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 52 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 38.5% | — |
| 1974 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 38.6% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 35.9% | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 40.7% | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 40.2% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 39.0% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 39.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 38.7% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 38.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 41.1% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 42.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 43.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.6% | 35.9% | 40.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 38.6% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 44.4% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 51.9% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 59.2% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 70.6% | 74.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 74.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1977.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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