Percentage of teachers in upper secondary 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 upper secondary education who are female was 57.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 57.8%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 57.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1994.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 53rd 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 34.9% | — |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 41.6% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 34.9% | 42.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 38.9% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 45.9% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.1% | 57.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 50 Philippines 64.2% compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 63.9% compare
- 52 Hungary 63.3% compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.1% compare
- 54 Cayman Islands 63.0% compare
- 55 North Macedonia 62.7% compare
- 56 Cyprus 62.6% compare
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)
All data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 57.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1994.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 53rd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release