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