Austria - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Austria was 91.95 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 91.95 in 2019, while its lowest value was 63.30 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 63.30
1972 64.85
1973 66.23
1974 68.26
1975 70.01
1976 70.55
1978 72.00
1979 73.98
1980 73.81
1981 75.48
1982 76.59
1983 77.09
1984 77.26
1985 78.70
1986 78.95
1987 79.74
1988 80.63
1989 80.74
1990 81.25
1991 81.72
1992 82.42
1993 82.55
1994 83.71
1995 83.86
1996 83.03
1997 83.59
1998 84.18
1999 88.54
2002 90.54
2003 90.11
2004 90.90
2005 89.81
2006 89.25
2007 89.33
2008 89.19
2009 89.64
2010 89.99
2011 90.39
2012 90.87
2013 91.11
2014 91.44
2015 91.58
2016 91.66
2017 91.61
2019 91.95

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