Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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63
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
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25.97681999 1970
26.67193031 1971
27.22863007 1972
27.4982605 1973
28.46298981 1974
28.61964035 1975
29.62228012 1976
29.40003967 1977
30.93518066 1978
30.55577087 1979
32.02019882 1980
33.32897186 1981
34.84046173 1982
36.55389023 1983
36.49440002 1984
36.37258911 1985
36.12960815 1986
36.41112137 1987
36.03398895 1988
36.28125 1989
37.46152115 1990
36.68671036 1991
36.78192139 1992
37.14775848 1993
37.19728088 1994
37.80474091 1995
38.54069138 1996
39.02046967 1997
39.54946899 1998
39.35493851 1999
39.78514099 2000
40.00228119 2001
42.77600861 2002
41.40539169 2003
40.73773956 2004
40.90353012 2005
41.26663971 2006
40.78165817 2007
41.73918915 2008
42.8311882 2009
42.25057983 2010
41.823349 2011
41.49642944 2012
40.46091843 2013
40.67845154 2014
40.83980179 2015
40.93880081 2016
41.19139862 2017
41.41960907 2018
41.68709183 2019
41.79256058 2020
42.29484177 2021
42.1226387 2022

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source