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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1972 21.10482979
1973 21.03218079
1974 19.16884041
1975 19.09026909
1976 18.54776955
1977 19.75193024
1978 19.11548996
1979 20.25671005
1980 20.00856018
1981 20.36203003
1982 19.4278698
1983 19.87293053
1984 20.18462944
1985 21.93022919
1986 21.72154045
1987 23.30359077
1988 21.75745964
1989 21.41348076
1990 20.57568932
1991 20.08283997
1992 19.83880997
1993 19.57920074
1994 20.00839043
1995 19.87874031
1996 20.54743958
1997 21.16325951
1998 21.5916996
1999 21.40527916
2000 21.56340981
2001 20.84159088
2002 21.09514046
2003 20.71993065
2004 20.39632034
2005 20.26304054
2006 20.15287018
2007 20.98801041
2008 21.73859978
2009 21.78949928
2010 21.71899986
2011 22.38912964
2012 22.5248394
2013 22.67917061
2014 23.20722961
2015 24.49642944
2016 25.85508919
2017 25.71076012
2018 25.76857948
2019 26.41954041
2020 26.61133957
2021 26.38151932
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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