Upper middle income - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Upper middle income was 59.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 59.96 in 2019, while its lowest value was 48.19 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
1978 48.19
1979 49.05
1980 49.24
1981 49.30
1982 49.99
1983 50.85
1984 51.18
1985 50.58
1986 51.94
1987 51.97
1988 51.98
1989 52.01
1990 52.46
1991 52.77
1992 52.90
1993 53.09
1994 53.30
1995 53.61
1996 54.06
1997 54.71
1998 56.32
1999 57.94
2000 56.43
2001 56.94
2002 56.98
2003 57.17
2004 57.09
2005 57.29
2006 56.12
2007 54.85
2008 55.36
2009 55.91
2010 56.26
2011 56.45
2012 56.78
2013 57.15
2014 57.55
2015 58.08
2016 58.59
2017 59.16
2018 59.66
2019 59.96

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