Arab World - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Arab World was 63.67 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 63.67 in 2019, while its lowest value was 37.91 in 1972.

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 38.21
1971 38.13
1972 37.91
1973 38.22
1974 38.34
1975 38.45
1976 38.47
1977 39.34
1978 39.67
1979 40.47
1980 41.72
1981 42.81
1982 43.37
1983 45.32
1984 46.02
1985 46.63
1986 47.65
1987 48.25
1988 48.38
1989 48.81
1990 49.56
1991 49.77
1992 50.34
1993 50.44
1994 50.94
1995 51.13
1996 51.23
1997 50.51
1998 50.87
1999 51.69
2000 52.16
2001 53.00
2002 53.81
2003 54.25
2004 54.90
2005 55.36
2006 56.13
2007 56.70
2008 56.45
2009 56.18
2010 56.78
2011 57.83
2012 59.17
2013 59.74
2014 60.35
2015 60.87
2016 61.28
2017 62.12
2018 62.82
2019 63.67

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