IDA only - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in IDA only was 29.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 31.36 in 1990, while its lowest value was 27.26 in 1980.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1972 29.84
1973 29.57
1974 29.43
1975 29.13
1976 28.89
1977 28.47
1978 27.78
1979 27.58
1980 27.26
1981 27.51
1982 27.60
1983 27.50
1984 27.76
1985 28.14
1986 29.39
1987 30.09
1988 30.29
1989 30.57
1990 31.36
1991 31.33
1992 31.34
1993 31.28
1994 31.00
1995 30.72
1996 29.71
1997 29.35
1998 28.75
1999 28.48
2000 28.52
2001 28.65
2002 28.07
2003 28.53
2004 28.93
2005 28.26
2006 29.43
2007 29.02
2008 29.06
2009 28.99
2010 29.03
2011 29.19
2012 29.21
2013 28.55
2014 28.41
2015 29.01
2016 29.59
2017 29.38
2018 29.45
2019 29.59

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