Turkey - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Turkey was 54.47 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 54.47 in 2019, while its lowest value was 33.47 in 1978.

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 36.60
1972 35.87
1973 34.82
1974 34.98
1978 33.47
1979 34.48
1980 35.47
1982 35.20
1983 34.87
1984 35.23
1986 35.78
1987 36.98
1988 37.10
1989 37.10
1990 37.97
1991 38.70
1992 38.92
1993 39.24
1994 39.58
1995 40.47
1997 41.31
2012 47.15
2013 48.30
2014 49.39
2015 50.15
2017 52.80
2018 53.65
2019 54.47

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