IDA total - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in IDA total was 39.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 39.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 34.31 in 1983.

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
1972 37.80
1973 37.71
1974 37.71
1975 37.50
1976 37.37
1977 37.02
1978 36.30
1979 35.60
1980 35.41
1981 35.40
1982 34.41
1983 34.31
1984 34.38
1985 35.03
1986 35.71
1987 36.32
1988 36.42
1989 36.82
1990 37.45
1991 37.37
1992 37.63
1993 37.86
1994 38.12
1995 37.97
1996 37.26
1997 36.98
1998 36.78
1999 36.43
2000 36.39
2001 36.70
2002 36.08
2003 36.50
2004 36.51
2005 36.07
2006 36.95
2007 36.33
2008 37.13
2009 37.49
2010 37.66
2011 38.01
2012 37.94
2013 37.54
2014 37.56
2015 38.14
2016 38.37
2017 38.89
2018 38.94
2019 39.20

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