Caribbean small states - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Caribbean small states was 86.36 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 86.36 in 2019, while its lowest value was 64.93 in 1970.

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
1970 64.93
1971 65.70
1972 66.75
1973 67.89
1974 69.78
1975 69.99
1976 70.51
1977 70.76
1978 72.01
1979 72.73
1980 73.16
1981 74.30
1982 75.42
1983 77.13
1984 77.31
1985 76.63
1986 76.94
1987 77.41
1988 77.34
1989 76.60
1990 78.44
1991 78.91
1992 79.73
1993 80.31
1994 80.99
1995 80.95
1996 80.95
1997 80.78
1998 80.53
1999 80.31
2000 81.10
2001 81.76
2002 83.28
2003 83.66
2004 83.56
2005 83.42
2006 83.48
2007 84.34
2008 85.63
2009 85.54
2010 86.05
2011 85.96
2012 85.86
2013 85.92
2014 85.93
2015 85.97
2016 85.91
2017 86.09
2018 86.35
2019 86.36

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