Syrian Arab Republic - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Syrian Arab Republic was 51.31 as of 2002. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 51.31 in 2002, while its lowest value was 21.83 in 1980.

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
1971 22.43
1972 28.38
1973 29.59
1975 30.20
1976 30.15
1978 23.35
1979 24.77
1980 21.83
1982 22.13
1983 22.62
1984 22.76
1985 22.81
1986 25.36
1987 28.75
1988 30.40
1989 32.14
1990 40.13
1991 41.36
1992 42.63
1993 41.90
1994 41.33
1995 42.82
1996 42.65
1997 44.22
2000 50.07
2001 51.20
2002 51.31

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