Algeria - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Algeria was 82.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 82.34 in 2020, while its lowest value was 26.00 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 26.00
1981 36.74
1982 36.59
1983 37.14
1984 37.41
1985 38.10
1986 39.83
1987 40.21
1988 39.29
1989 40.41
1990 39.75
1991 39.05
1992 40.26
1993 40.49
1994 42.73
1995 43.06
1996 43.97
1997 44.76
1999 45.91
2000 46.12
2001 46.65
2002 47.86
2003 48.63
2004 49.75
2005 50.49
2006 51.51
2007 52.97
2008 53.23
2009 50.69
2010 52.54
2011 54.92
2012 57.13
2013 61.04
2014 65.11
2015 69.30
2016 72.02
2017 76.10
2018 80.54
2019 81.73
2020 82.34

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