Euro area - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Euro area was 85.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 85.27 in 2019, while its lowest value was 72.50 in 1970.

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
1970 72.50
1971 72.55
1972 72.61
1973 73.02
1974 73.34
1975 73.74
1976 74.06
1977 74.38
1978 74.30
1979 74.05
1980 73.98
1981 73.72
1982 73.71
1983 74.66
1984 75.94
1985 75.90
1986 76.11
1987 76.31
1988 76.28
1989 76.72
1990 77.39
1991 78.19
1992 78.94
1993 79.38
1994 80.92
1995 80.70
1996 79.93
1997 80.05
1998 80.11
1999 80.27
2000 80.86
2001 81.48
2002 81.60
2003 81.91
2004 81.98
2005 82.37
2006 82.69
2007 83.01
2008 83.71
2009 83.63
2010 83.93
2011 83.86
2012 84.10
2013 84.41
2014 84.64
2015 84.69
2016 85.00
2017 85.12
2018 85.17
2019 85.27

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