Small states - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Small states was 51.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 52.41 in 2010, while its lowest value was 50.00 in 1988.

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
1972 52.32
1973 52.28
1974 52.17
1975 52.06
1976 52.11
1977 51.69
1978 51.76
1979 51.72
1980 51.89
1981 51.28
1982 51.11
1983 50.73
1984 50.46
1985 50.33
1986 50.40
1987 50.51
1988 50.00
1989 50.69
1990 51.25
1991 51.37
1992 51.39
1993 51.28
1994 51.36
1995 51.06
1996 50.55
1997 50.62
1998 50.20
1999 50.41
2000 50.90
2001 50.93
2002 51.05
2003 50.89
2004 51.29
2005 50.93
2006 50.82
2007 51.09
2008 52.12
2009 52.24
2010 52.41
2011 51.17
2012 51.29
2013 51.36
2014 51.10
2015 50.88
2016 50.42
2017 50.12
2018 51.19
2019 51.80

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