Dominica - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Dominica was 89.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 89.04 in 2020, while its lowest value was 71.43 in 1977.

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
1973 77.38
1974 74.78
1975 74.68
1977 71.43
1991 80.64
1992 80.43
1999 75.49
2000 80.07
2001 79.09
2002 79.12
2003 83.82
2004 82.66
2005 84.97
2006 84.33
2007 84.37
2008 85.00
2009 86.27
2010 86.81
2011 85.91
2012 85.85
2013 85.07
2014 87.04
2015 85.69
2016 86.79
2019 88.38
2020 89.04

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