Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) stood at 61.0%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 61.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1994.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 33rd of 211 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 37.0% | — |
| 1995 | 38.9% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 43.3% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.7% | 37.0% | 44.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 42.7% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 50.8% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 59.4% | 61.0% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 61.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1994.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 33rd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release