Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: Teachers in secondary education, female was 6.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.83 million
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.83 million
in 2024
All-time low
937,447
in 1975
Years of data
48
1975–2024
Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific recorded 6.83 million for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 6.83 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 937,447, in 1975.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 937,447 | — |
| 1978 | 1.39 million | +47.9% |
| 1979 | 1.43 million | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.45 million | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.49 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.51 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.61 million | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.56 million | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.67 million | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 1.77 million | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.88 million | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.98 million | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 2.07 million | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 2.18 million | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.25 million | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.32 million | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.41 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.49 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 2.59 million | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.75 million | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 2.88 million | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 3.17 million | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 3.50 million | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 3.32 million | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 3.36 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.51 million | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.73 million | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 3.90 million | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.11 million | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 4.29 million | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.64 million | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 4.82 million | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 4.94 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.12 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.12 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.25 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.39 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5.49 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.66 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 5.86 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 5.96 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.07 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 6.29 million | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 6.46 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.65 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 6.83 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.25 million | 937,447 | 1.43 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.70 million | 1.45 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.65 million | 2.18 million | 3.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 million | 3.32 million | 4.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 million | 5.07 million | 5.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 million | 6.07 million | 6.83 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific was 6.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 937,447 in 1975.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific 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