Togo - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Togo was 17.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 22.12 in 1980, while its lowest value was 11.57 in 2005.

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 19.39
1972 19.95
1973 19.93
1974 20.14
1975 20.03
1976 20.13
1977 19.62
1978 20.85
1979 21.88
1980 22.12
1981 21.43
1982 21.25
1983 20.87
1984 21.12
1985 20.28
1986 19.98
1987 20.23
1988 20.82
1989 20.16
1990 19.48
1991 18.78
1992 14.57
1994 16.07
1995 16.02
1996 14.48
1997 14.15
1998 12.12
1999 13.46
2000 13.21
2001 12.48
2002 12.27
2003 12.10
2004 11.86
2005 11.57
2006 12.17
2007 12.09
2008 12.21
2009 12.83
2010 13.79
2011 13.58
2012 13.88
2013 14.66
2014 16.03
2015 15.83
2016 16.17
2017 16.40
2018 16.56
2019 17.04
2020 17.45

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