Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 48.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.9%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
33rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
50.9%
in 2011
All-time low
27.0%
in 1990
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) stood at 48.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 50.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1990.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 33rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.2% | — |
| 1971 | 34.3% | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 33.5% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 32.4% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 31.3% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 31.9% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 32.7% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 33.8% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 35.3% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 33.7% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 34.6% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 32.7% | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 28.9% | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 30.8% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 27.0% | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 30.2% | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 27.6% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 39.2% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 44.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.6% | 31.3% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 28.9% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 27.0% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 44.2% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 48.4% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.9% | 49.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 48.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1990.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 33rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release