IBRD only | 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
IBRD only
Records
63
Source
IBRD only | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 53.52090836
1972 52.83930969
1973 51.52265167
1974 51.47319031
1975 51.06193924
1976 49.89863968
1977 47.96063995
1978 46.56032181
1979 46.2210083
1980 46.15631104
1981 46.03031158
1982 46.37574005
1983 46.74362183
1984 46.99375153
1985 47.44895935
1986 47.45724106
1987 47.53910065
1988 47.66304016
1989 47.80706024
1990 48.0637207
1991 48.34973145
1992 48.53936005
1993 48.63481903
1994 48.89690018
1995 49.25671005
1996 49.82360077
1997 50.26744843
1998 50.99634933
1999 51.68041992
2000 51.91537857
2001 52.22877884
2002 52.70389175
2003 53.02899933
2004 52.67171097
2005 52.80463028
2006 51.95703888
2007 51.77267075
2008 51.90164948
2009 52.34608841
2010 52.66804886
2011 53.40217972
2012 54.1464386
2013 54.81990051
2014 54.71527863
2015 54.83755875
2016 54.75111008
2017 55.66423035
2018 56.0229187
2019 56.23406982
2020 56.04454041
2021 57.02848816
2022 57.41136932

IBRD only | 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
IBRD only
Records
63
Source