Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 976,057 in 2012. β Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1970β2012
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.
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
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release