Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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.
That represents a change of 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1978.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 55th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 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% | +1.9% |
| 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% | +6.8% |
| 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 | 46.8% | +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 | 54.1% | +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% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +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 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 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 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1978.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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