Teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Teachers in primary education, female was 7.66 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific stood at 7.66 million number. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 7.66 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.62 million number, in 1973.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.62 million number | — |
| 1974 | 2.77 million number | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 2.88 million number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 3.05 million number | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 2.94 million number | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 3.22 million number | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 3.24 million number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.28 million number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.39 million number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 3.44 million number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 3.48 million number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 3.58 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.77 million number | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 3.86 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 3.99 million number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 4.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4.20 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.33 million number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.39 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 4.44 million number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.51 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.60 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.70 million number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.79 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 4.89 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.01 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 5.08 million number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.21 million number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.16 million number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.46 million number | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 5.67 million number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.84 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 5.88 million number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.00 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.00 million number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.17 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 6.28 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 6.34 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.41 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.59 million number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.66 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.90 million number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 7.15 million number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 7.20 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.39 million number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.66 million number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.96 million number | 2.62 million number | 3.24 million number | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.71 million number | 3.28 million number | 4.20 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.67 million number | 4.33 million number | 5.08 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.66 million number | 5.16 million number | 6.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.86 million number | 6.28 million number | 7.66 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 4 Indonesia 1.19 million number compare
- 5 Brazil 707,006 number compare
- 6 Philippines 432,953 number compare
- 7 Mexico 385,248 number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 353,632 number compare
- 9 Egypt 330,573 number compare
- 10 Russian Federation 319,126 number compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- Teachers in primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific was 7.66 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 7.66 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 million number in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.