Oman - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Oman was 69.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 70.93 in 2018, while its lowest value was 13.48 in 1972.

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
1971 15.31
1972 13.48
1973 18.84
1974 19.76
1975 21.76
1976 26.76
1978 28.48
1979 29.47
1980 31.44
1981 34.40
1982 33.73
1983 34.72
1984 37.37
1985 40.83
1986 43.75
1987 44.27
1988 45.82
1989 45.69
1990 45.98
1991 46.97
1992 47.65
1993 48.12
1994 49.35
1995 49.71
1996 49.69
1998 50.27
1999 52.25
2000 54.10
2001 57.97
2002 60.59
2003 61.72
2017 69.97
2018 70.93
2019 70.52
2020 69.10

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