Spain - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Spain was 58.23 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 58.23 in 2019, while its lowest value was 40.35 in 1981.

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
1981 40.35
1982 41.83
1983 43.05
1984 43.45
1985 44.00
1986 44.93
1987 47.51
1988 46.92
1989 48.38
1990 49.89
1991 50.93
1992 50.47
1993 49.99
1994 50.83
1995 51.18
1996 52.28
1999 52.32
2000 51.38
2001 52.19
2002 53.26
2003 54.73
2004 55.14
2005 56.42
2006 57.20
2007 56.77
2008 54.90
2009 54.12
2010 54.58
2011 54.69
2012 54.95
2013 54.99
2014 56.59
2015 56.93
2016 57.37
2017 57.63
2018 57.85
2019 58.23

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 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