Peru - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Peru was 44.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 49.49 in 1976, while its lowest value was 39.12 in 1995.

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
1975 48.75
1976 49.49
1981 46.34
1991 47.50
1995 39.12
1998 40.94
1999 44.08
2000 43.69
2001 43.83
2002 43.99
2003 43.42
2004 43.63
2005 42.93
2006 43.72
2007 43.50
2008 43.72
2009 43.99
2010 44.19
2011 44.01
2012 46.96
2013 43.89
2014 43.89
2015 44.73
2016 44.72
2017 44.75
2018 44.95
2019 44.64
2020 44.90

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 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