Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 57.8%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 57.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1994.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 52nd out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 27.7% | — |
| 1995 | 30.1% | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 31.4% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 42.8% | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3% | 27.7% | 52.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 38.9% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 47.7% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 53.9% | 57.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 49 Argentina 64.5% compare
- 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
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in MDG: Eastern Asia 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 MDG: Eastern Asia?
- 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 MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1994.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 52nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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