Benin | 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
Republic of Benin
Records
63
Source
Benin | Primary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 28.99014091
1972 28.35326958
1973 27.91587067
1974 26.29212952
1975 27.48513031
1976
1977 23.66056061
1978 23.41131973
1979 24.40476036
1980
1981 23.11734009
1982 23.82237053
1983 24.71998978
1984 24.86228943
1985 24.11635971
1986 24.41272926
1987
1988 24.80983925
1989 24.54236031
1990 24.55998993
1991 24.74180984
1992 24.75786018
1993 25.37924957
1994 25.44104004
1995 24.69454002
1996 24.03340912
1997 23.13912964
1998 23.1440506
1999 22.64463043
2000 21.88028908
2001 19.88838005
2002 19.01129913
2003 19.20750046
2004 18.8601799
2005 17.7206192
2006 17.36166954
2007
2008 18.6599102
2009 18.75473022
2010 19.00103951
2011 19.86853981
2012 20.9020195
2013 21.86606026
2014 22.51044083
2015 23.9152298
2016 25.08675957
2017 25.2530098
2018 25.81163025
2019 26.53494072
2020 28.64812088
2021 28.92830086
2022 29.64079094

Benin | 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
Republic of Benin
Records
63
Source