IDA 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
IDA only
Records
63
Source
IDA only | Primary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 29.02943993
1971 28.93268967
1972 28.33828926
1973 28.34840965
1974 29.02972031
1975 29.03149986
1976 29.25307083
1977 30.09380913
1978 31.01469994
1979 31.8536396
1980 33.29537964
1981 33.85514832
1982 34.32471848
1983 34.70225143
1984 34.75516129
1985 35.30094147
1986 35.78401947
1987 36.08163071
1988 37.78874969
1989 38.04772186
1990 38.54384995
1991 38.44651031
1992 38.88663864
1993 39.21086884
1994 40.04668045
1995 39.93888855
1996 40.68574142
1997 40.36502838
1998 40.23453903
1999 40.48308945
2000 41.30643082
2001 41.35914993
2002 41.3373909
2003 41.10810852
2004 41.73474121
2005 42.16820145
2006 42.95251083
2007 43.3708992
2008 43.97087097
2009 44.07912827
2010 44.95658112
2011 45.86291885
2012 45.75526047
2013 46.03313828
2014 46.6223793
2015 47.41448975
2016 47.71432877
2017 47.83948898
2018 47.46998978
2019 48.01408005
2020 48.5433197
2021 48.43996048
2022 48.41762924

IDA 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
IDA only
Records
63
Source