Netherlands - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Netherlands was 54.51 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 54.51 in 2019, while its lowest value was 22.80 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 22.80
1972 22.80
1975 22.98
1976 23.35
1977 23.34
1978 23.60
1979 23.71
1980 23.81
1982 24.30
1983 24.58
1984 24.42
1985 24.31
1986 29.05
1987 28.20
1988 28.39
1989 28.69
1990 28.84
1991 28.98
1992 29.59
1993 30.00
1994 30.61
2002 42.39
2003 42.78
2004 44.28
2005 44.84
2006 45.60
2007 46.38
2008 47.37
2009 47.69
2010 48.55
2011 49.16
2012 49.92
2015 52.07
2016 52.56
2017 53.08
2018 53.83
2019 54.51

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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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