South Asia - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in South Asia was 54.87 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 54.87 in 2019, while its lowest value was 23.70 in 1972.

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
1970 24.01
1971 23.96
1972 23.70
1973 23.93
1974 23.93
1975 23.85
1976 24.32
1977 24.83
1978 25.44
1979 25.75
1980 26.76
1981 27.19
1982 27.45
1983 27.84
1984 28.11
1985 28.56
1986 29.03
1987 29.41
1988 30.58
1989 31.05
1990 31.54
1991 32.06
1992 32.58
1993 33.09
1994 33.68
1995 34.24
1996 34.93
1997 35.41
1998 35.92
1999 36.49
2000 36.78
2001 37.18
2002 37.12
2003 43.19
2004 43.30
2005 43.54
2006 43.54
2007 43.83
2008 44.71
2009 45.35
2010 46.51
2011 47.57
2012 48.12
2013 48.85
2014 50.10
2015 50.36
2016 51.15
2017 52.35
2018 53.60
2019 54.87

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