Least developed countries: UN classification | 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
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Least developed countries: UN classification
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Least developed countries: UN classification | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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22.8303299 1970
22.7052803 1971
22.61215019 1972
22.72451019 1973
23.56315041 1974
23.72019005 1975
23.99485016 1976
24.72751999 1977
25.61271095 1978
26.39096069 1979
27.59944916 1980
28.08078003 1981
28.30224037 1982
28.6338501 1983
28.61647987 1984
29.03088951 1985
29.42930984 1986
29.72680092 1987
31.79738045 1988
32.07752991 1989
32.57004166 1990
32.51749039 1991
33.03277969 1992
33.54415894 1993
34.45452881 1994
34.41120911 1995
34.75477982 1996
34.71487045 1997
34.79404068 1998
35.50886154 1999
36.34051132 2000
36.63653946 2001
36.9849205 2002
37.25772095 2003
37.98860168 2004
38.86439896 2005
39.40399933 2006
40.51554871 2007
41.34022141 2008
41.5071907 2009
42.50791168 2010
43.40927887 2011
43.55794907 2012
44.25939178 2013
44.87136841 2014
45.82115173 2015
46.1253891 2016
46.21749115 2017
45.77690125 2018
46.3162117 2019
46.85668945 2020
46.64707184 2021
46.64286041 2022
Least developed countries: UN classification | 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
Least developed countries: UN classification
Records
63
Source