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