Teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female was 7.08 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 7.08 million number. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 7.08 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.30 million number, in 1973.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.30 million number | — |
| 1974 | 2.43 million number | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 2.53 million number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 2.69 million number | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 2.56 million number | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 2.84 million number | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 2.85 million number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 2.88 million number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.98 million number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 3.02 million number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 3.05 million number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 3.15 million number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 3.35 million number | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 3.45 million number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.58 million number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.69 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 3.78 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.89 million number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 3.95 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.99 million number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.06 million number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 4.13 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.22 million number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.33 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.43 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.54 million number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.61 million number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.72 million number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.75 million number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.70 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.98 million number | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 5.18 million number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.35 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.38 million number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.50 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.49 million number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.65 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.76 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.81 million number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.88 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.05 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.11 million number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.35 million number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 6.60 million number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 6.64 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.83 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7.08 million number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.60 million number | 2.30 million number | 2.85 million number | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.29 million number | 2.88 million number | 3.78 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 million number | 3.89 million number | 4.61 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.17 million number | 4.70 million number | 5.65 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.31 million number | 5.76 million number | 7.08 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 7.08 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.08 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.30 million number in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.