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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1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973 50.05179977
1974 49.33395004
1975 48.35860062
1976 48.26951981
1977 46.5661087
1978 50.15496063
1979 50.25650024
1980 49.39199066
1981 49.60160065
1982 49.26427841
1983 49.49335861
1984 50.53461838
1985 52.10588074
1986 52.7107811
1987 53.4717598
1988 54.31581879
1989 54.7383194
1990 55.95645905
1991 56.31864929
1992 57.12453079
1993 57.78845978
1994 58.4267807
1995 58.93346024
1996 59.59825134
1997 60.04304886
1998 60.55266953
1999 60.96754074
2000 61.37163162
2001 61.90230942
2002 62.58356857
2003 63.08832932
2004 63.61061096
2005 63.76539993
2006 64.18318176
2007 64.43924713
2008 64.90171051
2009 65.38208771
2010 65.88204956
2011 66.48870087
2012 67.01055908
2013 67.86871338
2014 68.75431061
2015 70.03502655
2016 70.85442352
2017 71.73970795
2018 72.92767334
2019 73.78356934
2020 74.35238647
2021 75.17832184
2022 75.85574341
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