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

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 55.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 57.42 in 2016, while its lowest value was 36.04 in 1971.

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
1971 36.04
1972 37.25
1973 37.99
1974 39.53
1975 39.24
1976 40.91
1977 45.50
1978 47.06
1979 47.56
1980 48.59
1981 48.69
1982 48.67
1983 48.39
1984 48.68
1985 47.99
1987 48.64
1988 48.77
1996 50.36
1999 53.19
2000 53.53
2001 53.64
2002 54.05
2003 54.89
2004 55.51
2005 55.95
2006 56.09
2007 56.17
2008 56.34
2009 56.57
2010 56.92
2011 57.12
2012 57.02
2013 57.42
2014 57.30
2015 57.40
2016 57.42
2017 56.22
2018 56.22
2019 55.77
2020 55.77

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