IDA 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 total
Records
63
Source
IDA total | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 31.04264069
1971 30.78274918
1972 30.71495056
1973 30.90715027
1974 31.59164047
1975 31.56105042
1976 31.98314095
1977 32.55298996
1978 33.11655045
1979 33.72703934
1980 35.10596848
1981 35.57991028
1982 35.54256821
1983 36.1588707
1984 36.59759903
1985 37.2874794
1986 37.79571915
1987 37.56151962
1988 39.05570984
1989 39.79019165
1990 39.91862869
1991 40.02109146
1992 40.78995132
1993 41.1897316
1994 42.11352921
1995 42.19617844
1996 43.04053116
1997 43.11516953
1998 43.29159927
1999 43.56877899
2000 44.18437958
2001 44.1516304
2002 44.19318008
2003 43.81388092
2004 44.92176056
2005 45.20170975
2006 45.5460701
2007 45.48363113
2008 46.02067184
2009 46.09294891
2010 46.85906982
2011 47.71672058
2012 47.61486053
2013 48.04502869
2014 48.50627136
2015 49.34619141
2016 49.64128876
2017 50.07138062
2018 49.87496948
2019 50.62464905
2020 51.22777176
2021 50.91410828
2022 50.89387894
IDA 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 total
Records
63
Source