Rwanda - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Rwanda was 55.48 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 55.48 in 2019, while its lowest value was 23.16 in 1971.

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 23.16
1972 24.27
1973 25.26
1974 25.07
1975 27.26
1976 29.36
1977 30.99
1980 35.44
1981 38.42
1982 39.71
1983 41.95
1984 42.49
1985 43.55
1986 44.50
1987 46.46
1988 46.97
1989 47.03
1990 46.26
1991 46.31
1992 47.45
1998 55.42
1999 54.73
2000 52.99
2001 51.10
2002 50.14
2003 50.16
2004 51.20
2005 54.24
2006 52.99
2007 53.45
2008 54.42
2009 54.04
2010 53.39
2011 51.58
2012 52.80
2013 53.11
2014 53.26
2015 53.51
2016 53.69
2017 53.60
2018 54.86
2019 55.48

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