IDA only | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education. 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 academic staffs in tertiary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female academic staffs at tertiary level of education by the total number of academic staffs 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
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63
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IDA only | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
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1971
1972 23.18861008
1973 23.21458054
1974 21.98563004
1975 21.99019051
1976 21.75732994
1977 22.52981949
1978 22.02943993
1979 22.70690918
1980 22.74724007
1981 22.94046021
1982 22.36705971
1983 22.76848984
1984 23.09148026
1985 24.20805931
1986 23.97014999
1987 24.98125076
1988 24.00070953
1989 23.81996918
1990 23.30784988
1991 22.96453094
1992 22.71253967
1993 22.60766029
1994 23.01370049
1995 23.14554977
1996 23.64934921
1997 24.21755981
1998 24.77662086
1999 24.74860001
2000 24.95305061
2001 25.01935005
2002 25.1509304
2003 25.82509041
2004 25.47833061
2005 25.50744057
2006 25.36698914
2007 25.72957039
2008 26.56846046
2009 25.95067978
2010 25.3664608
2011 25.52166939
2012 25.85198021
2013 26.4036808
2014 26.47574043
2015 27.85671997
2016 28.80147934
2017 28.49863052
2018 28.97699928
2019 29.61613083
2020 29.50691032
2021 29.54990005
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IDA only | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education. 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 academic staffs in tertiary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female academic staffs at tertiary level of education by the total number of academic staffs 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