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
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1980 79.17179108
1981 78.34111023
1982 78.85677338
1983 79.05265045
1984 79.32205963
1985 79.48358154
1986 79.62103271
1987 80.04089355
1988 80.30760193
1989 80.64009857
1990 81.30732727
1991 81.95970154
1992 81.82875061
1993 81.95477295
1994 82.22888947
1995 82.66317749
1996 82.68044281
1997 82.76265717
1998 82.77017212
1999 82.39086151
2000 82.24511719
2001 82.11933899
2002 81.79046631
2003 82.20291901
2004 82.80181122
2005 81.98590088
2006 81.89868164
2007 81.63729095
2008 81.58843994
2009 82.26363373
2010 82.32788849
2011 82.44870758
2012 82.78375244
2013 84.6210022
2014 84.66551971
2015 84.95938873
2016 85.23622894
2017 85.28238678
2018 86.7253418
2019 87.08364105
2020 86.73848724
2021 87.2724762
2022 87.22969055
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