Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female was 86.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
86.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
9th
of 22 groups
All-time high
90.9%
in 2014
All-time low
84.6%
in 2016
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2014–2019

0204060801002014201620192014: 90.9 %2015: 84.8 %2016: 84.6 %2017: 85.4 %2018: 86.1 %2019: 86.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 86.8%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 9th out of 22 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2014 to 2019.
Year % Change
2014 90.9%
2015 84.8% -6.7%
2016 84.6% -0.2%
2017 85.4% +1.0%
2018 86.1% +0.8%
2019 86.8% +0.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 86.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2016.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 22 groups with data for 2019.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 359 data points, 2009–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/