Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 2.79 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.79 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
38th
of 213 groups
All-time high
2.79 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.19 million
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1994–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1994200920241994: 1.2M1995: 1.2M1996: 1.2M1997: 1.3M1998: 1.4M1999: 1.5M2000: 1.6M2001: 1.7M2002: 1.7M2003: 1.7M2004: 1.8M2005: 1.8M2006: 1.9M2007: 1.9M2008: 1.9M2009: 2.0M2010: 2.0M2011: 2.0M2012: 2.1M2013: 2.1M2014: 2.1M2015: 2.1M2016: 2.1M2017: 2.2M2018: 2.2M2019: 2.3M2020: 2.4M2021: 2.6M2022: 2.6M2023: 2.7M2024: 2.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) stood at 2.79 million. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 2.79 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million, in 1995.

That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 38th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 1.20 million
1995 1.19 million -0.9%
1996 1.25 million +5.0%
1997 1.31 million +5.1%
1998 1.37 million +4.5%
1999 1.50 million +9.5%
2000 1.58 million +5.1%
2001 1.68 million +6.4%
2002 1.74 million +3.8%
2003 1.73 million -0.6%
2004 1.81 million +4.7%
2005 1.84 million +1.6%
2006 1.90 million +3.3%
2007 1.92 million +0.7%
2008 1.94 million +1.0%
2009 1.96 million +1.3%
2010 2.01 million +2.5%
2011 2.04 million +1.4%
2012 2.08 million +1.8%
2013 2.07 million -0.3%
2014 2.08 million +0.5%
2015 2.11 million +1.5%
2016 2.13 million +0.8%
2017 2.17 million +2.1%
2018 2.25 million +3.3%
2019 2.34 million +4.1%
2020 2.44 million +4.4%
2021 2.55 million +4.6%
2022 2.64 million +3.3%
2023 2.71 million +2.9%
2024 2.79 million +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.30 million 1.19 million 1.50 million 6
2000s 1.81 million 1.58 million 1.96 million 10
2010s 2.13 million 2.01 million 2.34 million 10
2020s 2.63 million 2.44 million 2.79 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

  1. 35 United Arab Emirates 40,015 compare
  2. 36 Guatemala 36,860 compare
  3. 37 Ghana 36,240 compare
  4. 38 Belgium 33,670 compare
  5. 39 Netherlands 33,538 compare
  6. 40 Austria 31,727 compare
  7. 41 Greece 31,210 compare

See the full ranking of 368 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 2.79 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The highest recorded value was 2.79 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million in 1995.
How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 38th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
368 places, 8,390 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release