United Arab Emirates - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in United Arab Emirates was 77.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 92.41 in 2012, while its lowest value was 43.59 in 1973.

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
1973 43.59
1974 46.88
1975 48.44
1976 48.98
1977 49.97
1978 51.97
1979 52.91
1980 53.47
1981 54.37
1982 53.78
1983 55.56
1984 53.92
1985 53.70
1986 54.06
1987 55.19
1988 54.93
1989 63.18
1990 64.16
1991 64.26
1992 65.09
1993 67.79
1994 68.68
1995 69.07
1996 69.36
1997 69.72
1998 70.14
1999 73.37
2000 73.02
2001 73.84
2002 76.24
2003 79.88
2004 82.59
2005 84.42
2006 84.22
2007 84.50
2009 85.87
2010 86.41
2011 87.34
2012 92.41
2013 90.16
2014 90.69
2015 89.59
2016 90.20
2019 76.31
2020 77.23

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