Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 45.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 45.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 46.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1975.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.9% | — |
| 1971 | 26.1% | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 26.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 25.9% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 25.6% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 25.6% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 27.3% | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 28.7% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 29.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 28.8% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 29.7% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 29.5% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 30.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 30.1% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 30.5% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 30.1% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 29.7% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 25.6% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 28.8% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 28.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 42.3% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 45.5% | 46.2% | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 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 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 45.6% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2013.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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