Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 2.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia is 2.11 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 2.11 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 454,488, in 1994.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 44th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 454,488 | — |
| 1995 | 515,205 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 561,083 | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 588,326 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 818,896 | +39.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million | +24.5% |
| 2000 | 737,813 | -27.6% |
| 2001 | 648,276 | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 686,546 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 886,591 | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 949,768 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.48 million | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.51 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.61 million | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.58 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.69 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.81 million | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.91 million | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.02 million | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 2.11 million | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +39.2% | 588,326 | 818,896 |
| 2000 | -27.6% | 1.02 million | 737,813 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 659,530 | 454,488 | 1.02 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 648,276 | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million | 1.50 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 million | 1.70 million | 2.11 million | 5 |
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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 2.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 454,488 in 1994.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 44th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release