Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 74.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 74.6%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 74.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1977.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 67th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 39.5% | — |
| 1974 | 39.5% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 37.6% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 41.4% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 40.2% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 39.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 43.4% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 44.3% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 45.5% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 48.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 50.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.7% | 37.6% | 41.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 39.9% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 48.0% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 54.3% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 61.6% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.1% | 74.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 74.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1977.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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