Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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).
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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) | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
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1970 50.19403839
1971 50.67480087
1972 51.34477997
1973 51.73247147
1974 52.45801926
1975 52.96580887
1976 53.06835175
1977 53.38085175
1978 53.84030151
1979 53.89886093
1980 54.18996811
1981 54.34505081
1982 54.409729
1983 54.71633148
1984 55.00593185
1985 55.31283951
1986 55.75046921
1987 56.35670853
1988 57.04431915
1989 57.49895859
1990 58.00986862
1991 58.61169815
1992 58.96783066
1993 59.40370941
1994 59.57928085
1995 60.00656891
1996 60.41236115
1997 60.7618103
1998 61.22253036
1999 62.05376816
2000 62.51332855
2001 60.8194313
2002 64.66869354
2003 66.05792236
2004 66.0512085
2005 66.65625
2006 62.35689926
2007 59.99855042
2008 60.1754303
2009 60.33216095
2010 60.08626175
2011 59.88840103
2012 60.0087204
2013 59.70006943
2014 59.33808136
2015 59.2299118
2016 59.09291077
2017 58.87884903
2018 58.78948975
2019 58.33826828
2020 58.50220871
2021 58.86072922
2022 59.00788879
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source