What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?

The highest recorded value was 0.0032 number per person in 2019.

What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 number per person in 1973.

How does East Asia & Pacific rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?

East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific

Name: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific
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East Asia & Pacific: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0032 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.0032 number per person

Change on year

up 3.1%

Rank

20th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.0032 number per person

in 2019

All-time low

0.0019 number per person

in 1973

Years of data

1973–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1973–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific recorded 0.0032 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0032 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 number per person, in 1973.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1973 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1973	0.0019 number per person	—
1974	0.002 number per person	+3.2%
1975	0.002 number per person	+2.2%
1976	0.0021 number per person	+4.3%
1977	0.002 number per person	-5.3%
1978	0.0021 number per person	+8.0%
1979	0.0021 number per person	-0.8%
1980	0.0021 number per person	-0.1%
1981	0.0021 number per person	+1.7%
1982	0.0021 number per person	-0.2%
1983	0.0021 number per person	-0.5%
1984	0.0022 number per person	+1.4%
1985	0.0022 number per person	+3.7%
1986	0.0023 number per person	+0.9%
1987	0.0023 number per person	+1.6%
1988	0.0023 number per person	+1.4%
1989	0.0023 number per person	+0.7%
1990	0.0024 number per person	+1.5%
1991	0.0024 number per person	+0.0%
1992	0.0024 number per person	-0.3%
1993	0.0024 number per person	+0.3%
1994	0.0024 number per person	+0.7%
1995	0.0024 number per person	+0.8%
1996	0.0024 number per person	+0.8%
1997	0.0025 number per person	+0.9%
1998	0.0025 number per person	+1.3%
1999	0.0025 number per person	+0.2%
2000	0.0025 number per person	+1.1%
2001	0.0025 number per person	-0.3%
2002	0.0025 number per person	-1.7%
2003	0.0026 number per person	+4.9%
2004	0.0027 number per person	+3.0%
2005	0.0027 number per person	+2.3%
2006	0.0027 number per person	-0.0%
2007	0.0028 number per person	+1.2%
2008	0.0027 number per person	-0.7%
2009	0.0028 number per person	+2.0%
2010	0.0028 number per person	+1.1%
2011	0.0028 number per person	+0.3%
2012	0.0029 number per person	+0.3%
2013	0.0029 number per person	+2.0%
2014	0.0029 number per person	+0.3%
2015	0.003 number per person	+2.8%
2016	0.0031 number per person	+2.9%
2017	0.0031 number per person	-0.0%
2018	0.0031 number per person	+2.1%
2019	0.0032 number per person	+3.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.002 number per person	0.0019 number per person	0.0021 number per person	7
1980s	0.0022 number per person	0.0021 number per person	0.0023 number per person	10
1990s	0.0024 number per person	0.0024 number per person	0.0025 number per person	10
2000s	0.0027 number per person	0.0025 number per person	0.0028 number per person	10
2010s	0.003 number per person	0.0028 number per person	0.0032 number per person	10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

17 Kuwait 0.0066 number per person compare
18 San Marino 0.0064 number per person compare
19 Argentina 0.0062 number per person compare
20 Lebanon 0.0062 number per person compare
21 Poland 0.0062 number per person compare
22 French Polynesia 0.0061 number per person compare
23 Libya 0.0061 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More education data for East Asia & Pacific

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)

All data for East Asia & Pacific →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific?: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0032 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?: The highest recorded value was 0.0032 number per person in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 number per person in 1973.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit: number per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.