Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | 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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1969
1970 80.19566345
1971 80.33647156
1972 80.19956207
1973 79.88687134
1974 79.33392334
1975 79.47476959
1976 79.71176147
1977 79.65232849
1978 79.72196198
1979 79.62515259
1980 79.45263672
1981 79.17967987
1982 79.12078857
1983 78.80001068
1984 78.92292023
1985 78.70278931
1986 78.70883179
1987 78.54917145
1988 78.79279327
1989 78.46206665
1990 78.87197113
1991 78.42460632
1992 78.24859619
1993 77.97794342
1994 77.90483093
1995 77.96927643
1996 77.89801025
1997 77.6659317
1998 77.50276184
1999 77.12738037
2000 77.6037674
2001 77.54960632
2002 77.13677979
2003 76.70910645
2004 77.37367249
2005 76.87921143
2006 76.87348175
2007 77.30065918
2008 77.30477905
2009 77.42047882
2010 77.39717865
2011 77.47093964
2012 77.478302
2013 76.9175415
2014 77.07997131
2015 77.13716888
2016 77.31606293
2017 77.24796295
2018 77.23667908
2019 77.18657684
2020 77.6003418
2021 77.65164948
2022 77.72450256
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | 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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source