Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
65.3%
in 2024
All-time low
44.0%
in 1972
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) recorded 65.3% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 65.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1972.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.2% | — |
| 1972 | 44.0% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 44.6% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 44.9% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 45.8% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 47.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 48.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.2% | 44.0% | 46.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 45.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 46.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 49.9% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 54.8% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 63.4% | 65.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- 29 Puerto Rico 72.4% compare
- 30 Lebanon 72.0% compare
- 31 Jamaica 71.9% compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 71.8% compare
- 33 Syrian Arab Republic 71.6% compare
- 34 Poland 71.5% compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 71.5% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 65.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release