Congo - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Congo was 37.72 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 53.85 in 2011, while its lowest value was 14.47 in 1974.

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 15.14
1972 15.28
1973 15.62
1974 14.47
1975 15.46
1976 17.39
1978 23.24
1979 24.66
1980 24.62
1981 24.97
1982 25.74
1983 27.06
1984 27.62
1985 29.37
1986 29.79
1987 32.40
1988 32.80
1989 31.94
1990 32.83
1991 32.42
1992 33.11
1993 33.96
1994 33.97
1995 33.43
1999 41.86
2000 36.50
2001 37.59
2002 37.59
2003 43.00
2004 44.55
2006 47.13
2007 44.32
2008 46.50
2009 51.22
2010 52.94
2011 53.85
2012 53.51
2018 37.72

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