World - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in World was 66.72 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 66.72 in 2019, while its lowest value was 51.79 in 1977.

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
1970 55.14
1971 54.85
1972 54.04
1973 53.74
1974 53.26
1975 52.65
1976 52.67
1977 51.79
1978 53.41
1979 53.29
1980 52.99
1981 52.76
1982 52.46
1983 52.42
1984 52.90
1985 53.92
1986 54.63
1987 54.87
1988 55.48
1989 55.62
1990 56.28
1991 56.46
1992 56.84
1993 57.15
1994 57.67
1995 58.22
1996 58.55
1997 58.55
1998 59.09
1999 59.15
2000 59.49
2001 59.90
2002 60.29
2003 61.16
2004 61.47
2005 61.93
2006 61.98
2007 61.80
2008 62.04
2009 62.31
2010 62.70
2011 63.01
2012 63.33
2013 63.39
2014 63.86
2015 64.42
2016 64.80
2017 65.58
2018 66.35
2019 66.72

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