Low income - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Low income was 41.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 41.86 in 2017, while its lowest value was 34.49 in 1972.

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
1972 34.49
1973 35.10
1974 35.77
1975 36.40
1976 36.95
1977 37.66
1978 37.74
1979 38.04
1980 38.36
1981 38.47
1982 38.52
1983 38.61
1984 38.43
1985 38.48
1986 38.31
1987 38.46
1988 38.61
1989 38.90
1990 39.66
1991 39.44
1992 39.62
1993 39.70
1994 40.46
1995 39.67
1996 39.29
1997 38.84
1998 37.97
1999 37.90
2000 39.40
2001 39.68
2002 39.88
2003 39.02
2004 39.13
2005 39.34
2006 39.35
2007 39.96
2008 40.33
2009 40.19
2010 40.38
2011 40.49
2012 40.27
2013 40.34
2014 41.38
2015 41.81
2016 41.84
2017 41.86
2018 41.74
2019 41.84

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