Lower middle income - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Lower middle income was 49.17 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 49.17 in 2019, while its lowest value was 38.17 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
1970 39.53
1971 39.39
1972 39.47
1973 39.24
1974 39.47
1975 39.50
1976 39.60
1977 39.66
1978 39.42
1979 39.08
1980 38.95
1981 38.79
1982 38.39
1983 38.17
1984 38.52
1985 38.89
1986 39.16
1987 39.52
1988 39.78
1989 40.14
1990 40.36
1991 40.47
1992 40.73
1993 40.86
1994 41.23
1995 41.57
1996 41.97
1997 42.04
1998 42.29
1999 42.62
2000 42.34
2001 42.62
2002 42.24
2003 42.61
2004 42.15
2005 42.60
2006 43.35
2007 44.22
2008 44.38
2009 44.95
2010 45.39
2011 46.46
2012 46.31
2013 47.92
2014 47.37
2015 47.20
2016 47.03
2017 48.19
2018 48.44
2019 49.17

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