IDA blend | 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
IDA blend
Records
63
Source
IDA blend | Primary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
35.58666992 1970
34.84896088 1971
35.73907852 1972
36.37530899 1973
36.63050079 1974
36.57901001 1975
37.5642395 1976
37.42380905 1977
37.03702164 1978
37.04460907 1979
38.19227982 1980
38.34394073 1981
37.42815018 1982
38.39624023 1983
39.58198929 1984
40.66024017 1985
41.53300095 1986
40.33184814 1987
41.40834045 1988
42.88154984 1989
42.39746094 1990
42.83523941 1991
44.07846069 1992
44.46755981 1993
45.50136948 1994
45.99045181 1995
47.03115845 1996
47.79141998 1997
48.47613144 1998
48.95872879 1999
49.12516022 2000
49.01205826 2001
49.45637131 2002
48.52241135 2003
50.7359314 2004
50.88209152 2005
50.80812836 2006
50.15594864 2007
50.80924988 2008
50.6629982 2009
51.23529053 2010
51.86141968 2011
52.40830994 2012
52.6554985 2013
52.8603096 2014
53.86249924 2015
54.25207901 2016
55.35197067 2017
55.45658112 2018
56.92593002 2019
57.90195084 2020
56.8592186 2021
56.85287857 2022
IDA blend | 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
IDA blend
Records
63
Source