European Union | Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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
European Union
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63
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European Union | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
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1976 52.21958923
1977 52.59304047
1978 52.98487854
1979 53.52420044
1980 54.05250931
1981 54.06966019
1982 54.35916901
1983 54.58050919
1984 54.79621124
1985 55.09046173
1986 55.52870941
1987 55.88343811
1988 55.95378876
1989 56.09806824
1990 56.48117065
1991 56.90501022
1992 57.01118851
1993 57.02738953
1994 57.45732117
1995 57.63077927
1996 58.42734909
1997 58.8355217
1998 59.0414505
1999 59.30033875
2000 59.31401825
2001 60.35017014
2002 60.47026062
2003 61.04684067
2004 61.49990845
2005 61.71455002
2006 62.01055145
2007 62.49605179
2008 62.49121094
2009 63.08250046
2010 63.02846146
2011 63.37044907
2012 63.60002136
2013 64.0322876
2014 64.33809662
2015 64.5326767
2016 64.52240753
2017 64.86242676
2018 64.61493683
2019 64.79734039
2020 65.14771271
2021 65.47396088
2022 65.48919678

European Union | Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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