Seychelles - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Seychelles was 56.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 76.38 in 1971, while its lowest value was 48.10 in 1995.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 61.67
1971 76.38
1972 61.43
1973 61.69
1974 57.23
1975 57.63
1979 63.89
1993 51.97
1994 50.20
1995 48.10
1996 50.22
1998 53.15
1999 53.74
2000 52.11
2001 53.14
2002 52.61
2003 51.76
2004 56.10
2005 56.03
2006 54.41
2007 55.27
2008 57.40
2009 60.74
2010 60.14
2011 58.37
2012 60.50
2013 60.50
2014 61.64
2015 58.35
2016 60.97
2017 60.94
2018 58.09
2019 55.87
2020 56.18

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 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).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs