Argentina - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Argentina was 68.32 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 69.10 in 2006, while its lowest value was 61.75 in 1971.

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 61.85
1971 61.75
1972 61.78
1973 61.91
1974 62.36
1975 62.53
1976 62.17
1977 63.59
1978 63.80
1979 63.62
1983 65.34
1984 65.49
1985 65.70
1986 66.52
1987 66.49
1988 66.90
1994 65.61
1998 69.02
2000 69.02
2001 66.04
2002 66.03
2003 66.99
2004 67.85
2005 67.55
2006 69.10
2007 68.65
2008 68.32

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