High income - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in High income was 60.12 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 60.12 in 2019, while its lowest value was 48.79 in 1976.

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
1976 48.79
1977 49.07
1978 49.34
1979 49.58
1980 50.07
1981 50.04
1982 50.19
1983 50.31
1984 50.44
1985 50.57
1986 50.82
1987 51.05
1988 51.16
1989 51.31
1990 51.64
1991 52.02
1992 52.23
1993 52.77
1994 53.12
1995 53.20
1996 53.72
1997 54.00
1998 54.21
1999 54.46
2000 54.79
2001 56.03
2002 56.72
2003 57.37
2004 57.95
2005 58.20
2006 58.37
2007 58.43
2008 58.29
2009 58.76
2010 58.78
2011 58.98
2012 59.12
2013 59.34
2014 59.34
2015 59.61
2016 59.69
2017 59.89
2018 59.87
2019 60.12

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