Secondary education, teachers in South Asia
South Asia: Secondary education, teachers was 47.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in South Asia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in South Asia is 47.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in South Asia peaked at 47.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1970.
That places South Asia 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.1% | — |
| 1971 | 23.4% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 24.3% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 24.2% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 25.3% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 25.5% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 25.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 26.1% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 26.6% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 27.5% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 28.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 28.8% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 29.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 31.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.9% | 23.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 26.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 30.8% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 33.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 38.8% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.4% | 47.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 72.4% compare
- 30 Lebanon 72.0% compare
- 31 Jamaica 71.9% compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 71.8% compare
- 33 Syria 71.6% compare
- 34 Poland 71.5% compare
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 29.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in South Asia?
- Secondary education, teachers in South Asia was 47.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1970.
- How does South Asia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- South Asia ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.