Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 64.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 64.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1972.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 38th 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 43.7% | — |
| 1972 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 44.2% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 44.8% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 44.4% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 44.9% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 44.5% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 45.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 44.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 47.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.6% | 43.5% | 45.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 45.0% | 44.5% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 45.3% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 48.5% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 53.4% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.3% | 64.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 35 United Arab Emirates 71.5% compare
- 36 Philippines 71.5% compare
- 37 Croatia 71.3% compare
- 38 Anguilla 71.3% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 71.3% compare
- 40 Albania 70.7% compare
- 41 Portugal 70.2% compare
More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
All data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 64.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1972.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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