Tunisia - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Tunisia was 67.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 67.06 in 2020, while its lowest value was 24.00 in 1976.

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
1976 24.00
1977 25.03
1978 26.17
1979 26.85
1981 29.23
1982 30.53
1983 31.98
1984 34.22
1985 36.47
1986 38.25
1987 39.47
1988 41.80
1989 41.61
1990 42.89
1991 44.77
1992 45.67
1993 47.27
1994 47.85
1995 48.18
1996 48.56
1997 49.01
1998 49.18
1999 49.52
2000 49.65
2001 49.80
2002 50.01
2003 50.41
2004 51.22
2005 51.70
2006 52.41
2007 53.14
2008 54.07
2009 54.89
2010 55.68
2011 56.46
2012 57.30
2013 58.07
2014 59.31
2015 60.01
2016 62.16
2017 62.62
2018 63.97
2020 67.06

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