Niger - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Niger was 22.40 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 27.64 in 1973, while its lowest value was 12.78 in 1988.

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 21.68
1972 24.22
1973 27.64
1974 25.42
1975 19.11
1976 22.92
1977 20.08
1978 21.27
1979 19.46
1980 19.38
1981 20.79
1988 12.78
1989 18.30
1990 17.28
1991 17.66
1992 17.97
1996 20.74
1997 20.56
1998 19.28
1999 18.03
2000 18.05
2001 16.84
2002 18.78
2003 19.11
2004 18.61
2005 16.69
2006 16.36
2010 18.30
2011 19.35
2013 20.13
2014 20.02
2015 20.14
2016 20.07
2017 21.60
2018 22.40

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