European Union | 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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European Union
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63
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European Union | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1969
1970 75.84161377
1971 75.75765228
1972 75.65466309
1973 75.87993622
1974 75.92301178
1975 76.11045837
1976 76.29505157
1977 76.50100708
1978 76.43639374
1979 76.2832489
1980 76.24616241
1981 76.12805176
1982 76.2437973
1983 77.00485229
1984 77.93798828
1985 77.95147705
1986 78.0861969
1987 78.2621994
1988 78.25782776
1989 78.56786346
1990 79.03266144
1991 79.58135986
1992 80.06038666
1993 80.30549622
1994 81.34297943
1995 81.47789001
1996 80.69985199
1997 80.72647858
1998 80.94013977
1999 81.04717255
2000 81.45433044
2001 81.8557663
2002 81.99886322
2003 82.25528717
2004 82.57334137
2005 82.84004211
2006 83.2318573
2007 83.43572998
2008 83.90226746
2009 83.86821747
2010 84.08563232
2011 84.18386841
2012 84.41539001
2013 84.53154755
2014 84.7537384
2015 84.80780792
2016 85.05329132
2017 85.07723236
2018 84.99497223
2019 85.03569031
2020 85.58522034
2021 85.56417847
2022 85.57943726
European Union | 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
European Union
Records
63
Source