Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 55.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: 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 SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 55.1%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 55.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1994.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 78th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 27.8% | — |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 27.8% | 48.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 36.9% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 45.7% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 51.1% | 55.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 55.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 78th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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