Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 54.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 54.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 54.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1994.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30.6% | — |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 36.9% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 30.6% | 50.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 40.5% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.2% | 54.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 54.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.