Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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).
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The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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80.7841568 1970
80.90907288 1971
80.77742767 1972
80.53016663 1973
80.11154175 1974
80.30793762 1975
80.26230621 1976
80.28115845 1977
80.4467392 1978
80.40097809 1979
80.33998871 1980
79.73313904 1981
79.3102417 1982
79.0643692 1983
79.16264343 1984
78.95465851 1985
78.99227905 1986
78.83162689 1987
79.0592804 1988
78.74249268 1989
79.13694 1990
78.69895935 1991
78.57351685 1992
78.30809784 1993
78.21087646 1994
78.18029785 1995
78.11726379 1996
77.85848999 1997
77.34654999 1998
77.43865967 1999
77.72769165 2000
77.65933228 2001
77.36837006 2002
77.04042816 2003
77.7002182 2004
77.21260834 2005
77.23742676 2006
77.70393372 2007
77.67849731 2008
77.74159241 2009
77.7094574 2010
77.78022766 2011
77.77404022 2012
77.28572845 2013
77.43804932 2014
77.42517853 2015
77.61947632 2016
77.54718018 2017
77.52612305 2018
77.46150208 2019
77.78579712 2020
77.8289566 2021
77.83078766 2022
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source