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
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1969
1970 80.7841568
1971 80.90907288
1972 80.77742767
1973 80.53016663
1974 80.11154175
1975 80.30793762
1976 80.26230621
1977 80.28115845
1978 80.4467392
1979 80.40097809
1980 80.33998871
1981 79.73313904
1982 79.3102417
1983 79.0643692
1984 79.16264343
1985 78.95465851
1986 78.99227905
1987 78.83162689
1988 79.0592804
1989 78.74249268
1990 79.13694
1991 78.69895935
1992 78.57351685
1993 78.30809784
1994 78.21087646
1995 78.18029785
1996 78.11726379
1997 77.85848999
1998 77.34654999
1999 77.43865967
2000 77.72769165
2001 77.65933228
2002 77.36837006
2003 77.04042816
2004 77.7002182
2005 77.21260834
2006 77.23742676
2007 77.70393372
2008 77.67849731
2009 77.74159241
2010 77.7094574
2011 77.78022766
2012 77.77404022
2013 77.28572845
2014 77.43804932
2015 77.42517853
2016 77.61947632
2017 77.54718018
2018 77.52612305
2019 77.46150208
2020 77.78579712
2021 77.8289566
2022 77.83078766
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