Papua New Guinea - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Papua New Guinea was 49.42 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 49.42 in 2016, while its lowest value was 22.81 in 1975.

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 26.76
1972 27.50
1974 24.06
1975 22.81
1976 23.07
1977 23.58
1978 23.76
1979 27.51
1981 29.36
1982 29.62
1984 30.19
1986 31.38
1987 32.71
1988 25.24
1989 32.69
1990 32.25
1991 33.77
1992 33.79
1993 35.39
1994 36.23
2000 38.66
2001 38.97
2016 49.42

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