Mozambique - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Mozambique was 46.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 46.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 20.42 in 1983.

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
1973 32.77
1979 21.90
1981 21.81
1982 21.00
1983 20.42
1985 21.64
1986 21.58
1989 22.21
1991 23.10
1992 22.84
1993 22.89
1994 22.56
1995 22.75
1998 24.66
1999 25.23
2000 25.70
2001 26.64
2002 27.33
2004 29.94
2005 29.91
2006 26.43
2007 33.51
2008 35.35
2009 37.16
2010 39.20
2011 40.62
2012 40.97
2013 41.27
2014 42.03
2015 43.10
2016 44.00
2017 45.33
2018 45.71
2019 45.98
2020 46.78

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