Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Records
63
Source
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1969
30.75020981 1970
30.78565025 1971
31.00963974 1972
31.36565971 1973
31.57510948 1974
31.88409042 1975
32.13449097 1976
32.59329987 1977
33.13951874 1978
33.84753036 1979
34.36460876 1980
34.78598022 1981
35.42195892 1982
35.86587143 1983
36.16669083 1984
36.61473846 1985
36.84223938 1986
37.49477005 1987
37.48212051 1988
37.63555908 1989
37.86965942 1990
37.20915985 1991
37.47674942 1992
37.66878891 1993
38.497509 1994
37.91976166 1995
38.08258057 1996
37.39403152 1997
36.61732101 1998
36.8571701 1999
38.15169144 2000
38.24485016 2001
38.00915909 2002
37.98733139 2003
38.74547958 2004
38.99819946 2005
39.85725021 2006
40.01313019 2007
40.44382858 2008
40.26678848 2009
40.85988998 2010
40.98537064 2011
40.79729843 2012
41.38035965 2013
41.75976181 2014
42.32912827 2015
42.35176086 2016
42.35980988 2017
42.23202133 2018
43.03496933 2019
43.7224617 2020
43.77944183 2021
43.91835022 2022
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Records
63
Source