Benin - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Benin was 28.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 28.99 in 1971, while its lowest value was 17.36 in 2006.

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 28.99
1972 28.35
1973 27.92
1974 26.29
1975 27.49
1977 23.66
1978 23.41
1979 24.40
1981 23.12
1982 23.82
1983 24.72
1984 24.86
1985 24.12
1986 24.41
1988 24.81
1989 24.54
1990 24.56
1991 24.74
1992 24.76
1993 25.38
1994 25.44
1995 24.69
1996 24.03
1997 23.14
1998 23.14
1999 22.64
2000 21.88
2001 19.89
2002 19.01
2003 19.21
2004 18.86
2005 17.72
2006 17.36
2008 18.66
2009 18.75
2010 19.00
2011 19.87
2012 20.90
2013 21.87
2014 22.51
2015 23.92
2016 25.09
2017 25.25
2018 25.81
2019 26.53
2020 28.65

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