Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 58.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) is 58.7%, measured in 2024. 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 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 58.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1994.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 50th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30.7% | — |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 30.7% | 50.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 40.5% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 48.4% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 55.4% | 58.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65.0% compare
- 48 British Virgin Islands 64.9% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 58.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1994.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 50th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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