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