Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 58.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 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 (ida & Ibrd) is 58.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 58.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1994.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 47th of 211 groups on this measure, 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 29.8% | — |
| 1995 | 32.3% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 34.4% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 36.3% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 57.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 29.8% | 50.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 40.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 48.4% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 55.6% | 58.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- 44 Grenada 65.1% compare
- 45 Cook Islands 65.0% compare
- 45 Gibraltar 65.0% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 58.9% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1994.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 47th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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