Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 74.6% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 74.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1977.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 68th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 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 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 54.2% | +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% | 54.2% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 61.6% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.1% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1977.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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