Secondary education, teachers, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers, female was 6.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 6.34 million for secondary education, teachers, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 6.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million, in 1978.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.17 million | — |
| 1979 | 1.21 million | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.25 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.25 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.33 million | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 1.29 million | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.39 million | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 1.48 million | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.58 million | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.67 million | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.75 million | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 1.85 million | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.91 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.97 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.03 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.10 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.19 million | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.35 million | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 2.50 million | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 2.77 million | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 3.11 million | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 2.91 million | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 2.95 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.08 million | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.30 million | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 3.47 million | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 3.67 million | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 3.86 million | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.20 million | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.37 million | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 4.48 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.62 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.69 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.64 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.76 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.91 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.01 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.18 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.39 million | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.60 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.82 million | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.99 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.18 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 6.34 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 million | 1.17 million | 1.21 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.42 million | 1.23 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 million | 1.85 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.63 million | 2.91 million | 4.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 million | 4.62 million | 5.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 million | 5.60 million | 6.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 6.34 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million in 1978.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.