IBRD only | 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
IBRD only
Records
63
Source
IBRD only | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1967
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1969
1970 49.19121933
1971 48.98358917
1972 48.20338058
1973 47.77508163
1974 47.30335999
1975 46.6948204
1976 46.8366394
1977 45.76971054
1978 48.46897125
1979 48.54389954
1980 47.89878082
1981 47.90085983
1982 47.69778824
1983 47.82934189
1984 48.61875153
1985 50.08766174
1986 50.70032883
1987 51.58539963
1988 52.33057022
1989 52.48266983
1990 53.33536148
1991 53.60145187
1992 54.07818985
1993 54.51942825
1994 54.96400833
1995 55.54304123
1996 55.93347168
1997 56.14397812
1998 56.4899292
1999 56.77473831
2000 57.08156967
2001 57.56203842
2002 58.01134109
2003 59.6278801
2004 59.93759155
2005 60.68880844
2006 60.70883942
2007 60.72436905
2008 61.1552887
2009 61.64041138
2010 62.08126068
2011 62.50988007
2012 62.82849884
2013 63.16923904
2014 63.97050095
2015 64.69798279
2016 65.28871918
2017 66.54956055
2018 68.09908295
2019 68.66860962
2020 69.06787109
2021 69.57569122
2022 70.03633118

IBRD only | 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
IBRD only
Records
63
Source