Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 52.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 52.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 52.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 1993.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 93rd of 211 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 35.5% | — |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4% | 35.5% | 39.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 41.0% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 50.5% | 52.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 52.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 1993.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 93rd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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