East Asia & Pacific | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Development relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school. Statistical concept and methodology: The share of female teachers in secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
East Asia & Pacific
Records
63
Source
East Asia & Pacific | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
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1977
1978 28.75815964
1979 29.11597061
1980 29.57906914
1981 29.94893074
1982 30.60858917
1983 31.60737038
1984 31.96773911
1985 33.10877991
1986 33.35083008
1987 33.59680939
1988 33.95898819
1989 34.35963821
1990 35.18996048
1991 35.89308167
1992 36.60562897
1993 37.25685883
1994 37.87387085
1995 38.34611893
1996 39.28789902
1997 40.26396179
1998 41.06927872
1999 41.929039
2000 42.80612946
2001 44.21281815
2002 44.19464111
2003 44.90205002
2004 45.13388062
2005 45.97877121
2006 46.44092178
2007 47.21950912
2008 47.82167053
2009 48.70230865
2010 49.39245987
2011 50.73271942
2012 51.12654114
2013 51.4576683
2014 52.23912048
2015 52.61756897
2016 52.95468903
2017 54.46245956
2018 55.42198944
2019 56.02909088
2020 56.51026154
2021 57.24533081
2022 57.6486702
East Asia & Pacific | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Development relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school. Statistical concept and methodology: The share of female teachers in secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
East Asia & Pacific
Records
63
Source