Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education. 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 academic staffs in tertiary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female academic staffs at tertiary level of education by the total number of academic staffs 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).
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The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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63
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Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
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1970 27.11709976
1971 27.84469032
1972 28.35032082
1973 28.83946991
1974 29.79982948
1975 29.8338604
1976 30.89423943
1977 30.64467049
1978 32.2299881
1979 31.87375069
1980 33.41749954
1981 34.72919846
1982 36.30968094
1983 38.207901
1984 37.87606812
1985 37.85163879
1986 37.70452118
1987 37.97266006
1988 37.53680038
1989 37.77875137
1990 39.04747009
1991 38.14987946
1992 38.26158142
1993 38.70108032
1994 38.60268021
1995 39.08090973
1996 39.78546143
1997 40.20080185
1998 40.73355103
1999 40.4914093
2000 40.84888077
2001 41.1216011
2002 44.26000977
2003 42.39633942
2004 42.18183899
2005 43.78604126
2006 44.2329216
2007 43.73011017
2008 45.18201828
2009 46.88554001
2010 46.24462128
2011 44.46847153
2012 44.09547043
2013 42.97472
2014 43.03890991
2015 43.17675018
2016 43.28654861
2017 43.57344055
2018 43.81486893
2019 44.09727097
2020 44.24322891
2021 44.9737587
2022 44.6138916
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education. 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 academic staffs in tertiary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female academic staffs at tertiary level of education by the total number of academic staffs 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