East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | 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
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1967
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1969
1970
1971
1972
1973 39.50794983
1974 39.49668121
1975 39.07278061
1976 39.62509918
1977 37.63322067
1978 41.44411087
1979 41.22544098
1980 40.19165039
1981 40.35848999
1982 39.88634872
1983 39.90129852
1984 40.99546814
1985 43.38999176
1986 44.33853149
1987 45.49808884
1988 46.58374023
1989 47.08538055
1990 47.96511078
1991 48.47608948
1992 49.06425095
1993 49.81322861
1994 50.45891953
1995 50.99903107
1996 51.68090057
1997 52.2513504
1998 52.93738174
1999 53.5573082
2000 54.27915955
2001 54.82593155
2002 55.61029816
2003 56.73052979
2004 56.98524094
2005 58.81766129
2006 59.11927032
2007 59.13481903
2008 60.0615387
2009 60.97771072
2010 61.62899017
2011 62.2678299
2012 62.81875992
2013 63.28134155
2014 64.06513214
2015 65.34455872
2016 66.1457901
2017 67.94535828
2018 69.43202209
2019 70.16072845
2020 70.90042114
2021 71.68466949
2022 72.29627228
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | 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
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source