Moldova - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Moldova was 98.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.24 in 2001.

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
1981 95.53
1986 95.56
1989 96.79
1990 97.33
1991 97.39
1992 96.53
1993 96.49
1994 96.48
1995 96.48
1999 95.67
2000 97.21
2001 95.24
2002 95.48
2003 96.27
2004 97.97
2005 96.98
2006 96.80
2007 97.49
2008 97.32
2009 98.16
2010 97.49
2011 97.74
2012 97.72
2013 97.70
2014 98.12
2015 97.76
2016 98.09
2017 98.07
2018 98.18
2019 98.16
2020 98.19

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