Senegal - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Senegal was 32.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 32.43 in 2014, while its lowest value was 20.58 in 1978.

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
1978 20.58
1979 21.29
1980 22.07
1981 24.00
1982 26.33
1983 25.73
1984 27.68
1985 26.96
1986 26.65
1987 27.37
1988 27.24
1990 26.44
1992 26.95
1993 26.19
1994 25.81
1995 25.76
1996 26.10
1998 24.73
1999 21.66
2000 22.96
2001 22.15
2002 22.82
2003 23.19
2004 23.57
2005 25.15
2007 27.97
2008 28.80
2009 29.62
2010 30.60
2011 31.13
2012 31.82
2013 32.02
2014 32.43
2015 32.36
2019 31.90
2020 32.23

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