Other small states - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Other small states was 64.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 65.31 in 2014, while its lowest value was 57.34 in 1970.

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 57.34
1971 57.71
1972 58.13
1973 58.37
1974 58.36
1975 58.46
1976 58.23
1977 58.49
1978 58.50
1979 58.54
1980 58.96
1981 58.97
1982 59.32
1983 59.52
1984 59.87
1985 60.55
1986 60.84
1987 61.89
1988 62.43
1989 62.57
1990 62.21
1991 62.50
1992 62.78
1993 63.61
1994 64.25
1995 64.73
1996 64.55
1997 63.94
1998 63.50
1999 64.38
2000 64.53
2001 64.88
2002 64.41
2003 64.29
2004 64.35
2005 64.65
2006 65.30
2007 64.27
2008 64.29
2009 64.00
2010 64.44
2011 64.68
2012 64.96
2013 64.90
2014 65.31
2015 64.75
2016 64.47
2017 63.95
2018 64.65
2019 64.90

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