St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 83.97 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 86.57 in 2008, while its lowest value was 35.13 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
1972 35.13
1976 42.81
1982 62.16
1987 63.91
1991 66.67
1994 66.86
1998 69.51
1999 70.02
2000 70.74
2001 72.31
2002 70.92
2003 73.14
2004 72.40
2007 77.06
2008 86.57
2009 78.16
2010 77.90
2012 80.16
2013 80.00
2014 80.26
2015 81.83
2016 82.71
2017 83.98
2018 83.97

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