Middle income - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Middle income was 66.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 66.26 in 2019, while its lowest value was 43.59 in 1977.

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
1970 46.13
1971 46.05
1972 45.45
1973 45.15
1974 44.87
1975 44.37
1976 44.61
1977 43.59
1978 46.04
1979 46.12
1980 45.72
1981 45.78
1982 45.59
1983 45.71
1984 46.47
1985 47.89
1986 48.98
1987 49.29
1988 50.17
1989 50.43
1990 51.20
1991 51.43
1992 51.93
1993 52.35
1994 52.87
1995 53.78
1996 54.26
1997 54.23
1998 54.82
1999 54.87
2000 55.19
2001 55.65
2002 56.11
2003 57.47
2004 57.97
2005 58.60
2006 58.71
2007 58.58
2008 59.08
2009 59.53
2010 60.05
2011 60.56
2012 61.15
2013 61.38
2014 62.05
2015 62.78
2016 63.32
2017 64.42
2018 65.62
2019 66.26

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