Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, female was 2.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.08 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
98th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.33 million
in 2016
All-time low
507,713
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 2.08 million.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.33 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 507,713, in 1970.
That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 98th out of 221 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.
Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 507,713 | — |
| 1971 | 526,259 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 541,799 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 555,008 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 571,498 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 589,801 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 605,918 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 600,645 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 603,690 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 645,765 | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 667,910 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 682,202 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 720,954 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 769,833 | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 852,767 | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 958,692 | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 1.03 million | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 1.09 million | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 1.17 million | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 1.19 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.23 million | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.23 million | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.26 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.29 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.32 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.41 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.42 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.41 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.42 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.48 million | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.55 million | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.56 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.66 million | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.68 million | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.81 million | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.88 million | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.92 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.96 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.09 million | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.05 million | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.19 million | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.33 million | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.22 million | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.19 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.20 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.13 million | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.11 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.09 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.06 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.08 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 574,810 | 507,713 | 645,765 | 10 |
| 1980s | 913,483 | 667,910 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 million | 1.22 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.60 million | 1.41 million | 1.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.10 million | 1.88 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.10 million | 2.06 million | 2.13 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in primary education, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 507,713 in 1970.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release