Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 5.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 5.25 million for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 5.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.72 million, in 1973.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.72 million | — |
| 1974 | 1.83 million | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 1.89 million | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 2.02 million | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 1.89 million | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 2.15 million | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 2.11 million | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.11 million | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.17 million | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 2.16 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.13 million | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 2.14 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.22 million | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 2.26 million | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 2.32 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 2.36 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.42 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 2.50 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 2.56 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.58 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.61 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.67 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.73 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.80 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.88 million | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.97 million | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.02 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.15 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.09 million | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.25 million | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 3.48 million | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 3.50 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.58 million | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.59 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.63 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.68 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.72 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.80 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.91 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 4.02 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 4.19 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.40 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 4.61 million | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.81 million | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 5.00 million | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 5.08 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.25 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.95 million | 1.72 million | 2.15 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.23 million | 2.11 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.73 million | 2.50 million | 3.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.39 million | 3.09 million | 3.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.97 million | 3.66 million | 4.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.06 million | 4.81 million | 5.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia was 5.25 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 million in 1973.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.