Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 38.5% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia is 38.5%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 38.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1970.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.9% | — |
| 1971 | 17.6% | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 17.3% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 18.6% | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 19.1% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 19.9% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 20.5% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 21.4% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 22.6% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 23.8% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 24.5% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 25.4% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 25.1% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 27.9% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 29.2% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 14.9% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 20.5% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 24.2% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 31.6% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 37.8% | 38.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 38.5% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2012.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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