Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific recorded 52.4% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 52.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1993.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 95th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30.4% | — |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 30.4% | 43.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 37.5% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 44.1% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 48.9% | 52.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 366.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 52.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1993.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 95th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release