Arab World | Primary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Arab World
Records
63
Source
Arab World | Primary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 38.25257874
1971 38.13740921
1972 37.91022873
1973 38.2147789
1974 38.3323288
1975 38.34867859
1976 38.29253006
1977 39.41880035
1978 39.64456177
1979 40.31467819
1980 41.68434906
1981 42.77365112
1982 43.32529068
1983 45.27783966
1984 45.97813034
1985 46.58177185
1986 47.64635086
1987 48.16645813
1988 48.37052155
1989 48.73070145
1990 49.54927063
1991 49.73085022
1992 50.30176926
1993 50.43241882
1994 50.98908997
1995 51.18693161
1996 51.26964951
1997 50.53034973
1998 50.90819931
1999 51.7542305
2000 52.22066879
2001 53.06555939
2002 53.86307144
2003 54.27896118
2004 54.90782166
2005 55.38298035
2006 56.17686081
2007 56.68796158
2008 56.41675186
2009 56.14533997
2010 56.76213837
2011 57.43674088
2012 58.28979111
2013 59.11865997
2014 59.99045944
2015 60.7732811
2016 61.37586975
2017 62.21049881
2018 62.90806961
2019 63.75233078
2020 63.74211884
2021 64.15828705
2022 65.07115936
Arab World | Primary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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. 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).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Arab World
Records
63
Source