Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
43rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
48.0%
in 2024
All-time low
23.2%
in 1990
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 48.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 48.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1990.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 43rd 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.5% | — |
| 1971 | 35.1% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 34.0% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 32.5% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 31.0% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 31.4% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 32.7% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 34.3% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 33.1% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 32.6% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 31.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 30.7% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 28.6% | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 25.8% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 23.2% | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 24.0% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 23.5% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 27.6% | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 35.3% | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 31.0% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 25.8% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 23.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 44.1% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 45.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.6% | 48.0% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 48.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1990.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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