Arab World - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Arab World was 48.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 48.15 in 2019, while its lowest value was 29.54 in 1970.

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 29.54
1971 29.87
1972 30.89
1973 30.77
1974 31.21
1975 31.94
1976 31.71
1977 32.09
1978 31.57
1979 31.79
1980 31.94
1981 32.41
1982 33.14
1983 33.81
1984 34.47
1985 34.67
1986 35.30
1987 36.08
1988 36.76
1989 37.61
1990 38.72
1991 39.10
1992 39.65
1993 40.03
1994 40.37
1995 40.66
1996 41.02
1997 41.23
1998 42.08
1999 42.87
2000 42.69
2001 42.98
2002 43.41
2003 44.04
2004 44.24
2005 44.73
2006 44.99
2007 45.29
2008 45.78
2009 45.76
2010 46.06
2011 46.26
2012 46.60
2013 46.70
2014 46.48
2015 47.02
2016 46.97
2017 47.25
2018 47.91
2019 48.15

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