Cyprus - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Cyprus was 85.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 85.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 40.09 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 40.09
1972 41.42
1973 42.43
1974 43.07
1975 42.35
1976 43.60
1977 44.85
1978 45.78
1979 44.81
1980 45.59
1981 45.28
1982 46.30
1983 46.74
1984 47.46
1985 48.82
1986 49.40
1987 51.01
1988 52.76
1989 54.98
1990 56.82
1991 59.95
1992 62.14
1993 63.28
1994 64.50
1995 65.28
1996 65.35
1997 68.82
1999 66.85
2000 67.71
2001 75.22
2002 81.93
2003 83.22
2004 82.77
2005 82.98
2006 82.58
2007 82.07
2008 82.39
2009 82.58
2010 83.19
2011 83.04
2012 82.84
2013 83.08
2014 83.74
2015 82.41
2016 83.42
2017 83.64
2018 83.95
2019 85.40

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