Teachers in lower secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 3.67 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.67 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
28th
of 213 groups
All-time high
3.67 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.59 million
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1994–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1994200920241994: 1.6M1995: 1.6M1996: 1.7M1997: 1.8M1998: 1.8M1999: 2.0M2000: 2.0M2001: 2.2M2002: 2.3M2003: 2.3M2004: 2.4M2005: 2.5M2006: 2.6M2007: 2.6M2008: 2.7M2009: 2.7M2010: 2.8M2011: 2.8M2012: 2.8M2013: 2.9M2014: 2.9M2015: 3.0M2016: 3.1M2017: 3.1M2018: 3.2M2019: 3.3M2020: 3.4M2021: 3.5M2022: 3.5M2023: 3.6M2024: 3.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 3.67 million for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 3.67 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million, in 1994.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 28th of 213 groups on this measure, 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 1.59 million
1995 1.59 million +0.0%
1996 1.67 million +5.4%
1997 1.76 million +5.5%
1998 1.81 million +2.5%
1999 1.95 million +8.0%
2000 2.04 million +4.8%
2001 2.17 million +6.2%
2002 2.27 million +4.8%
2003 2.29 million +0.6%
2004 2.39 million +4.4%
2005 2.48 million +3.6%
2006 2.58 million +4.2%
2007 2.65 million +2.6%
2008 2.70 million +1.9%
2009 2.72 million +0.7%
2010 2.79 million +2.7%
2011 2.83 million +1.5%
2012 2.82 million -0.3%
2013 2.87 million +1.7%
2014 2.92 million +1.8%
2015 3.00 million +2.6%
2016 3.05 million +1.8%
2017 3.15 million +3.2%
2018 3.25 million +3.2%
2019 3.32 million +2.2%
2020 3.41 million +2.9%
2021 3.51 million +2.9%
2022 3.52 million +0.3%
2023 3.64 million +3.3%
2024 3.67 million +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.73 million 1.59 million 1.95 million 6
2000s 2.43 million 2.04 million 2.72 million 10
2010s 3.00 million 2.79 million 3.32 million 10
2020s 3.55 million 3.41 million 3.67 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

  1. 25 Bangladesh 70,636 compare
  2. 26 Azerbaijan 69,278 compare
  3. 27 Colombia 66,900 compare
  4. 28 Sri Lanka 58,343 compare
  5. 29 Saudi Arabia 57,734 compare
  6. 30 Romania 52,951 compare
  7. 31 South Africa 49,009 compare

See the full ranking of 368 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 3.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 3.67 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million in 1994.
How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 28th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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