IDA total - Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in IDA total was 30.63 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 30.63 in 2019, while its lowest value was 25.41 in 1991.

Definition: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 26.55
1979 26.95
1980 26.87
1981 25.92
1982 25.86
1983 25.96
1984 25.98
1985 26.33
1986 25.51
1987 26.74
1988 25.74
1989 25.77
1990 25.54
1991 25.41
1992 25.83
1993 25.81
1994 26.18
1995 26.07
1996 26.42
1997 27.19
1998 28.41
1999 28.29
2000 27.93
2001 27.53
2002 27.31
2003 27.46
2004 27.11
2005 27.74
2006 27.70
2007 27.76
2008 28.05
2009 27.55
2010 26.89
2011 28.80
2012 28.92
2013 29.38
2014 28.74
2015 29.65
2016 29.29
2017 29.62
2018 29.61
2019 30.63

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 academic staffs in tertiary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female academic staffs at tertiary level of education by the total number of academic staffs 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