Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries recorded 61.4% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1978.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 28.8% | — |
| 1979 | 29.2% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 29.7% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 32.4% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 35.5% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 37.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 39.7% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 46.5% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 28.8% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 29.7% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 35.5% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 43.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 50.2% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.3% | 61.4% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 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 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 61.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1978.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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