Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Teachers in secondary education, female was 6.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.34 million
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
28th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.34 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.17 million
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) stood at 6.34 million. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 6.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million, in 1978.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 28th of 221 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 secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.17 million | — |
| 1979 | 1.21 million | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.25 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.25 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.33 million | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 1.29 million | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.39 million | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 1.48 million | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.58 million | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.67 million | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.75 million | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 1.85 million | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.91 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.97 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.03 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.10 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.19 million | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.35 million | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 2.50 million | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 2.77 million | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 3.11 million | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 2.91 million | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 2.95 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.08 million | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.30 million | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 3.47 million | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 3.67 million | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 3.86 million | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.20 million | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.37 million | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 4.48 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.62 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.69 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.64 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.76 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.91 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.01 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.18 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.39 million | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.60 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.82 million | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.99 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.18 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 6.34 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 million | 1.17 million | 1.21 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.42 million | 1.23 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 million | 1.85 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.63 million | 2.91 million | 4.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 million | 4.62 million | 5.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 million | 5.60 million | 6.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 200,449 compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 187,261 compare
- 27 Bangladesh 163,967 compare
- 28 Thailand 160,034 compare
- 29 Malaysia 152,236 compare
- 30 Korea 151,467 compare
- 31 Myanmar 132,399 compare
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 6.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million in 1978.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release