Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.6%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
52nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
61.6%
in 2024
All-time low
28.1%
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) recorded 61.6% 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 61.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1978.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 52nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 28.1% | — |
| 1979 | 28.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 28.9% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 29.3% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 30.0% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 31.6% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 32.9% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 35.9% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 37.2% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 46.4% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 43.3% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.2% | 28.1% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 28.9% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 35.2% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 43.3% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 50.2% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 58.5% | 61.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 61.6% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1978.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 52nd 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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