Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 56.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 56.3% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024. 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 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 56.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1994.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 60th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30.6% | — |
| 1995 | 32.3% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 34.0% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 30.6% | 47.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 38.7% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 46.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 53.1% | 56.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 56.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 60th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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