IDA & IBRD total | 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 & IBRD total
Records
63
Source
IDA & IBRD total | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1961
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1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
47.16970062 1970
46.9296608 1971
46.23693085 1972
45.87594986 1973
45.52742004 1974
44.97169113 1975
45.12578964 1976
44.18566895 1977
46.46728134 1978
46.52251816 1979
46.17649078 1980
46.21260071 1981
46.00923157 1982
46.16503143 1983
46.88177872 1984
48.24650955 1985
48.8565712 1986
49.59386826 1987
50.43656158 1988
50.67586899 1989
51.42913818 1990
51.60913086 1991
52.07149887 1992
52.45761871 1993
52.96001053 1994
53.43407059 1995
53.8588295 1996
54.00537109 1997
54.26908112 1998
54.53160858 1999
54.85855103 2000
55.19503021 2001
55.48365021 2002
56.66259003 2003
57.10176086 2004
57.69599915 2005
57.74581146 2006
57.7541008 2007
58.12477112 2008
58.44276047 2009
58.86212158 2010
59.25558853 2011
59.52907944 2012
59.79671097 2013
60.40169144 2014
61.08868027 2015
61.54914093 2016
62.4397583 2017
63.40998077 2018
64.1415863 2019
64.61380005 2020
64.87545013 2021
65.17324829 2022
IDA & IBRD total | 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 & IBRD total
Records
63
Source