Least developed countries: UN classification | 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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Least developed countries: UN classification
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Least developed countries: UN classification | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
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21.10482979 1972
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19.16884041 1974
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19.11548996 1978
20.25671005 1979
20.00856018 1980
20.36203003 1981
19.4278698 1982
19.87293053 1983
20.18462944 1984
21.93022919 1985
21.72154045 1986
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21.41348076 1989
20.57568932 1990
20.08283997 1991
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20.00839043 1994
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21.16325951 1997
21.5916996 1998
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20.71993065 2003
20.39632034 2004
20.26304054 2005
20.15287018 2006
20.98801041 2007
21.73859978 2008
21.78949928 2009
21.71899986 2010
22.38912964 2011
22.5248394 2012
22.67917061 2013
23.20722961 2014
24.49642944 2015
25.85508919 2016
25.71076012 2017
25.76857948 2018
26.41954041 2019
26.61133957 2020
26.38151932 2021
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Least developed countries: UN classification | 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
Least developed countries: UN classification
Records
63
Source