Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Teachers in secondary education, female was 4.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.90 million
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.90 million
in 2024
All-time low
448,772
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) recorded 4.90 million for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 4.90 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 448,772, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 448,772 | — |
| 1978 | 1.04 million | +130.8% |
| 1979 | 1.05 million | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.04 million | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.05 million | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.03 million | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.04 million | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.10 million | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 1.16 million | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 1.22 million | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.29 million | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 1.35 million | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.40 million | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.47 million | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.52 million | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.59 million | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.65 million | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.70 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.81 million | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.90 million | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.19 million | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 2.52 million | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 2.31 million | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 2.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.43 million | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.62 million | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 2.76 million | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 2.86 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.99 million | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 3.21 million | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 3.34 million | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.44 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.52 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.58 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.69 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.57 million | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.61 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.67 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.71 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.79 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.91 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.03 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.15 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.37 million | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 4.54 million | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 4.73 million | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 4.90 million | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 844,744 | 448,772 | 1.05 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.13 million | 1.03 million | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 million | 1.40 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 million | 2.31 million | 3.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 million | 3.52 million | 4.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 million | 4.15 million | 4.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 4.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.90 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The lowest recorded value was 448,772 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release