Burundi - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Burundi was 50.59 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 55.45 in 2005, while its lowest value was 25.57 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 25.57
1972 26.89
1973 39.71
1974 40.78
1975 42.20
1976 42.96
1977 43.06
1978 45.54
1980 47.59
1981 46.99
1982 47.35
1983 48.04
1984 47.15
1985 47.18
1986 47.48
1987 48.24
1989 46.46
1990 46.06
1991 46.23
1992 46.94
1993 46.78
1998 51.71
1999 53.68
2000 55.16
2001 54.05
2002 53.64
2003 54.18
2004 54.39
2005 55.45
2006 55.32
2007 52.75
2009 52.84
2010 52.81
2011 52.89
2012 52.41
2013 52.78
2014 52.43
2015 51.57
2016 54.13
2017 53.11
2018 50.40
2019 50.31
2021 50.59

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.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary 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).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs