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

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Other small states was 47.85 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 54.88 in 1970, while its lowest value was 45.82 in 2017.

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
1970 54.88
1971 54.68
1972 53.88
1973 53.63
1974 53.51
1975 53.40
1976 52.95
1977 52.52
1978 51.99
1979 51.58
1980 51.60
1981 50.70
1982 50.52
1983 49.77
1984 49.42
1985 49.17
1986 48.94
1987 48.75
1988 48.32
1989 48.28
1990 49.01
1991 48.82
1992 48.72
1993 48.41
1994 48.69
1995 48.66
1996 47.27
1997 47.18
1998 47.32
1999 46.96
2000 47.45
2001 47.54
2002 47.72
2003 47.67
2004 48.13
2005 47.47
2006 47.66
2007 47.63
2008 47.51
2009 47.56
2010 47.52
2011 47.15
2012 47.07
2013 47.10
2014 46.82
2015 46.59
2016 46.35
2017 45.82
2018 47.20
2019 47.85

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