Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) was 976,057 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 976,057 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2012. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 976,057 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59,979, in 1971.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 115,484 | — |
| 1971 | 59,979 | -48.1% |
| 1972 | 60,197 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 61,674 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 66,330 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 70,228 | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 79,649 | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 85,337 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 97,304 | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 98,922 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 109,487 | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 128,253 | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 131,487 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 151,467 | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 150,394 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 175,956 | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 192,250 | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 217,404 | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 226,597 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 225,935 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 227,801 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 224,102 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 217,505 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 273,379 | +25.7% |
| 1994 | 289,010 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 313,921 | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 361,156 | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 378,074 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 369,276 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 384,569 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 431,625 | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 460,408 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 506,151 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 530,757 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 554,163 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 806,500 | +45.5% |
| 2006 | 762,973 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 841,717 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 905,111 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 883,068 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 916,878 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 946,113 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 976,057 | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (tertiary) in SDG: Eastern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -48.1% | 115,484 | 59,979 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79,510 | 59,979 | 115,484 | 10 |
| 1980s | 170,923 | 109,487 | 226,597 | 10 |
| 1990s | 303,879 | 217,505 | 384,569 | 10 |
| 2000s | 668,247 | 431,625 | 905,111 | 10 |
| 2010s | 946,349 | 916,878 | 976,057 | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 56.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 976,057 in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 976,057 in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,979 in 1971.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release