Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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) | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
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1969
1970 49.83729935
1971 50.31478119
1972 50.95349884
1973 51.25157928
1974 52.16872025
1975 52.69789124
1976 52.79893875
1977 53.01472855
1978 53.40000916
1979 53.44343948
1980 53.67713928
1981 53.80239105
1982 53.76877975
1983 54.06903076
1984 54.36013031
1985 54.83163071
1986 55.28786087
1987 56.05844879
1988 56.72842026
1989 57.19519043
1990 57.64633179
1991 58.2917099
1992 58.46049881
1993 59.05942154
1994 59.35746002
1995 59.8638916
1996 60.292099
1997 60.78966141
1998 61.30871964
1999 62.19800949
2000 62.65270996
2001 60.87300873
2002 64.81548309
2003 66.21148682
2004 66.18203735
2005 66.80375671
2006 62.25437164
2007 59.71051025
2008 59.84720993
2009 60.00667953
2010 59.74504089
2011 59.46694946
2012 59.58214188
2013 59.30107117
2014 58.92136002
2015 58.82672119
2016 58.63003159
2017 58.39511871
2018 58.27352142
2019 57.7210083
2020 57.82064819
2021 58.16117096
2022 58.25585175
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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