Secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 61.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1978.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 28.8% | — |
| 1979 | 29.2% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 29.7% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 32.4% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 35.5% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 37.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 39.7% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 46.5% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 28.8% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 29.7% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 35.5% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 43.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 50.2% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.3% | 61.4% | 5 |
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 secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 61.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1978.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.