IDA total - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in IDA total was 49.69 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 49.84 in 2017, while its lowest value was 30.03 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
1970 30.26
1971 30.03
1972 30.14
1973 30.36
1974 31.11
1975 31.08
1976 31.52
1977 32.06
1978 32.51
1979 33.10
1980 34.46
1981 34.84
1982 34.87
1983 35.50
1984 35.91
1985 36.55
1986 36.95
1987 36.89
1988 38.39
1989 39.07
1990 39.19
1991 39.30
1992 40.10
1993 40.53
1994 41.42
1995 41.50
1996 42.18
1997 42.32
1998 42.61
1999 42.88
2000 43.65
2001 43.72
2002 44.06
2003 43.71
2004 44.81
2005 44.99
2006 45.21
2007 45.11
2008 45.65
2009 45.74
2010 46.51
2011 47.52
2012 47.54
2013 48.23
2014 48.58
2015 49.24
2016 49.48
2017 49.84
2018 49.54
2019 49.69

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