Lithuania - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Lithuania was 96.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 98.17 in 2002, while its lowest value was 91.49 in 1997.

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
1981 96.63
1986 96.63
1989 97.31
1990 97.54
1991 93.56
1992 92.81
1993 94.11
1994 93.61
1995 94.27
1996 94.29
1997 91.49
1998 91.49
1999 97.91
2000 98.09
2001 98.09
2002 98.17
2003 97.60
2004 97.70
2005 97.66
2006 97.71
2007 97.21
2008 97.32
2009 96.73
2010 96.58
2011 96.49
2012 96.52
2013 97.07
2014 97.09
2015 97.18
2016 97.11
2017 96.75
2018 96.80
2019 96.66

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