Late-demographic dividend | 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
Late-demographic dividend
Records
63
Source
Late-demographic dividend | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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50.05179977 1973
49.33395004 1974
48.35860062 1975
48.26951981 1976
46.5661087 1977
50.15496063 1978
50.25650024 1979
49.39199066 1980
49.60160065 1981
49.26427841 1982
49.49335861 1983
50.53461838 1984
52.10588074 1985
52.7107811 1986
53.4717598 1987
54.31581879 1988
54.7383194 1989
55.95645905 1990
56.31864929 1991
57.12453079 1992
57.78845978 1993
58.4267807 1994
58.93346024 1995
59.59825134 1996
60.04304886 1997
60.55266953 1998
60.96754074 1999
61.37163162 2000
61.90230942 2001
62.58356857 2002
63.08832932 2003
63.61061096 2004
63.76539993 2005
64.18318176 2006
64.43924713 2007
64.90171051 2008
65.38208771 2009
65.88204956 2010
66.48870087 2011
67.01055908 2012
67.86871338 2013
68.75431061 2014
70.03502655 2015
70.85442352 2016
71.73970795 2017
72.92767334 2018
73.78356934 2019
74.35238647 2020
75.17832184 2021
75.85574341 2022
Late-demographic dividend | 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
Late-demographic dividend
Records
63
Source