East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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).
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The World Bank
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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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63
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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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38.86748123 1973
38.85620117 1974
38.43067932 1975
38.99718094 1976
36.96588135 1977
40.83720016 1978
40.61835098 1979
39.61349106 1980
39.82762146 1981
39.39228821 1982
39.45426941 1983
40.58533859 1984
43.01744843 1985
43.98461914 1986
45.15625 1987
46.24803162 1988
46.75222015 1989
47.63850021 1990
48.15045929 1991
48.73875046 1992
49.4903717 1993
50.13936996 1994
50.68384171 1995
51.37345886 1996
51.94982147 1997
52.64635849 1998
53.27156067 1999
53.9931488 2000
54.54072189 2001
55.32593155 2002
56.46601105 2003
56.73397827 2004
58.58343124 2005
58.89310837 2006
58.91693878 2007
59.85179138 2008
60.78075027 2009
61.44612122 2010
62.09717178 2011
62.65908813 2012
63.13537979 2013
63.8950119 2014
65.19521332 2015
66.01252747 2016
67.82948303 2017
69.33486176 2018
70.07292938 2019
70.82029724 2020
71.61180115 2021
72.22763062 2022
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source