Secondary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0048 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific stood at 0.0048 units per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0048 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per person, in 1971.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0019 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 units per person | +18.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.003 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.003 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0032 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.004 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 27 Comoros 0.0093 units per person compare
- 28 New Caledonia 0.0093 units per person compare
- 29 Türkiye 0.0092 units per person compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 0.0091 units per person compare
- 31 Bhutan 0.0089 units per person compare
- 32 Poland 0.0089 units per person compare
- 33 Tajikistan 0.0087 units per person compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.537 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0048 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 1971.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.