Teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 2.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia is 2.68 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 2.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 1995.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 41st 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.08 million | — |
| 1995 | 1.06 million | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.13 million | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 1.21 million | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.26 million | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.47 million | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.58 million | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.63 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.72 million | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.75 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.81 million | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.86 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.91 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.97 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.96 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.97 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.00 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.14 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.23 million | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.33 million | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.44 million | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.53 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.60 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.68 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million | 1.06 million | 1.40 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million | 1.47 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 million | 1.91 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million | 2.33 million | 2.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 60.05 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 2.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million in 1995.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 41st out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release