Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 60.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia is 60.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 60.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1978.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 25.6% | — |
| 1979 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 27.7% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 29.1% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 30.4% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 31.3% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 32.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 33.4% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 25.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 31.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 41.2% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.7% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 56.4% | 60.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 60.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1978.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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