Hong Kong SAR, China - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 76.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 78.26 in 2005, while its lowest value was 65.27 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 65.27
1972 65.95
1973 66.39
1974 67.04
1975 68.03
1976 68.58
1977 69.74
1978 70.51
1979 70.69
1980 71.76
1981 72.56
1982 73.14
1983 73.16
1984 73.30
1985 73.65
1996 76.11
1998 77.19
1999 77.42
2000 77.50
2001 77.34
2002 77.44
2003 77.97
2004 78.07
2005 78.26
2006 78.13
2007 77.84
2008 77.89
2009 77.89
2010 78.05
2011 78.12
2012 78.11
2013 78.00
2014 77.99
2015 77.79
2016 77.50
2017 77.34
2018 76.91
2019 76.58
2020 76.45

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