Mauritania - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Mauritania was 35.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 37.82 in 2015, while its lowest value was 6.89 in 1979.

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 6.99
1977 8.09
1978 7.08
1979 6.89
1980 7.61
1981 9.07
1983 12.16
1986 14.76
1987 16.11
1988 17.44
1989 17.67
1990 16.41
1991 17.83
1992 17.97
1993 17.89
1994 18.20
1995 20.14
1998 24.07
1999 25.63
2000 24.73
2001 23.74
2002 25.59
2003 27.33
2004 26.43
2005 30.86
2006 32.22
2007 34.62
2008 35.52
2009 36.58
2010 36.08
2011 36.34
2012 36.70
2013 36.21
2014 35.93
2015 37.82
2016 37.63
2017 36.37
2018 33.44
2019 35.44

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