Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 58.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.2%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
80th
of 221 groups
All-time high
58.2%
in 2024
All-time low
25.5%
in 1978
Years of data
48
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 58.2% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 58.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1978.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 80th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.2% | — |
| 1978 | 25.5% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 25.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 26.7% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 27.6% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 27.7% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 28.9% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 29.2% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 29.7% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 31.0% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 33.2% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 35.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 40.1% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 43.7% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 58.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8% | 25.5% | 26.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 25.9% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 31.0% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 40.3% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 47.4% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 54.4% | 58.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.2% compare
- 78 Grenada 64.0% compare
- 79 Belgium 64.0% compare
- 80 Uzbekistan 63.9% compare
- 81 Germany 63.9% compare
- 82 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 63.4% compare
- 83 Tuvalu 63.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 58.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1978.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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