Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 1.15 million number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2013, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 1.15 million number. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1.15 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 63,517 number, in 1970.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63,517 number | — |
| 1971 | 64,329 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 64,098 number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 67,129 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 73,897 number | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 79,225 number | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 88,961 number | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 95,149 number | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 107,282 number | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 121,469 number | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 128,300 number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 142,348 number | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 154,211 number | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 171,924 number | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 171,440 number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 197,437 number | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 213,721 number | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 242,020 number | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 248,221 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 251,618 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 245,675 number | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 240,505 number | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 232,192 number | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 230,805 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 266,635 number | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 303,242 number | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 332,100 number | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 360,688 number | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 409,328 number | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 438,035 number | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 453,727 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 494,552 number | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 549,937 number | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 578,694 number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 624,206 number | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 876,185 number | +40.4% |
| 2006 | 836,884 number | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 924,919 number | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million number | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 992,603 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million number | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million number | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82,506 number | 63,517 number | 121,469 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,124 number | 128,300 number | 251,618 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 305,920 number | 230,805 number | 438,035 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 734,426 number | 453,727 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.15 million number | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 11 Republic of Korea 78,533 number compare
- 12 Philippines 78,439 number compare
- 13 Spain 75,384 number compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 73,274 number compare
- 15 Türkiye 70,235 number compare
- 16 Argentina 69,099 number compare
- 17 Colombia 62,087 number compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.15 million number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,517 number in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2013.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.