Virgin Islands - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Virgin Islands was 56.02 as of 1997. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 60.98 in 1977, while its lowest value was 56.02 in 1997.

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 56.52
1972 56.67
1973 56.51
1974 56.76
1975 56.61
1976 56.76
1977 60.98
1978 56.72
1979 56.64
1980 56.72
1981 57.86
1982 56.76
1983 56.78
1984 56.75
1985 56.71
1986 56.67
1987 56.78
1988 56.71
1989 56.71
1990 56.67
1991 56.74
1992 56.71
1993 56.69
1994 56.71
1995 56.74
1997 56.02

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