Nicaragua - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Nicaragua was 77.02 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 88.71 in 1988, while its lowest value was 73.55 in 2006.

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 79.10
1971 81.08
1972 79.99
1973 80.11
1974 81.39
1978 83.51
1980 78.02
1982 79.07
1983 78.37
1984 79.35
1985 74.65
1986 83.99
1987 86.33
1988 88.71
1989 87.31
1990 86.90
1991 86.33
1993 84.21
1994 83.66
1995 83.50
1997 82.98
1998 83.13
1999 83.24
2000 82.39
2001 82.39
2002 81.61
2003 78.53
2004 78.53
2005 78.47
2006 73.55
2007 75.68
2008 76.26
2010 77.02

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