Madagascar - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Madagascar was 52.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 60.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.54 in 1971.

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
1971 28.54
1972 30.79
1975 37.93
1988 52.54
1994 55.82
1995 51.26
1998 47.25
1999 58.36
2000 60.70
2001 56.18
2002 57.83
2003 59.57
2004 57.06
2005 60.17
2006 56.50
2007 60.60
2008 56.39
2009 56.44
2010 56.36
2011 55.81
2012 55.51
2013 54.14
2014 55.72
2015 55.51
2016 55.19
2017 54.90
2018 53.50
2019 52.99

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