Europe & Central Asia (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).
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The World Bank
Origin
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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63
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Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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79.62103271 1986
80.04089355 1987
80.30760193 1988
80.64009857 1989
81.30732727 1990
81.95970154 1991
81.82875061 1992
81.95477295 1993
82.22888947 1994
82.66317749 1995
82.68044281 1996
82.76265717 1997
82.77017212 1998
82.39086151 1999
82.24511719 2000
82.11933899 2001
81.79046631 2002
82.20291901 2003
82.80181122 2004
81.98590088 2005
81.89868164 2006
81.63729095 2007
81.58843994 2008
82.26363373 2009
82.32788849 2010
82.44870758 2011
82.78375244 2012
84.6210022 2013
84.66551971 2014
84.95938873 2015
85.23622894 2016
85.28238678 2017
86.7253418 2018
87.08364105 2019
86.73848724 2020
87.2724762 2021
87.22969055 2022
Europe & Central Asia (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
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source