Spain - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Spain was 77.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 77.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 58.08 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 58.08
1981 67.46
1982 70.24
1983 67.67
1984 68.47
1986 68.64
1987 70.46
1988 69.97
1990 72.88
1991 72.71
1992 74.99
1993 73.32
1994 72.01
1995 71.37
1998 68.98
1999 68.28
2000 69.05
2001 70.83
2002 70.97
2003 70.49
2004 69.00
2005 69.44
2006 70.50
2007 71.99
2008 75.20
2009 74.31
2010 75.02
2011 75.33
2012 75.82
2013 75.88
2014 75.99
2015 76.19
2016 76.32
2017 76.80
2018 76.97
2019 77.20

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