Botswana - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Botswana was 55.44 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 55.44 in 2017, while its lowest value was 28.90 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 28.90
1971 30.71
1972 35.36
1974 33.84
1975 29.77
1976 31.09
1977 31.47
1978 31.17
1980 36.68
1981 32.57
1984 39.23
1985 39.52
1986 39.17
1987 37.33
1988 38.59
1989 42.55
1990 39.88
1991 40.35
1992 40.09
1993 42.86
1994 43.98
1995 42.67
1998 45.72
1999 45.33
2000 45.73
2001 45.75
2002 45.02
2003 46.66
2004 47.66
2005 48.20
2006 49.02
2007 50.29
2015 54.72
2017 55.44

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