Low income | 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
Low income
Records
63
Source
Low income | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1971
1972 36.57376862
1973 37.21593857
1974 37.62498856
1975 37.73777008
1976 37.90800095
1977 38.3286705
1978 38.13492966
1979 38.48860931
1980 38.70029831
1981 38.6906395
1982 38.58504868
1983 38.48571014
1984 38.41315842
1985 38.68516922
1986 38.77610016
1987 39.15983963
1988 39.39384842
1989 39.59014893
1990 40.13953018
1991 39.78363037
1992 39.84484863
1993 39.91753006
1994 40.78784943
1995 40.0316391
1996 39.70872879
1997 39.3474884
1998 38.45845032
1999 38.440979
2000 39.7767601
2001 39.94797897
2002 39.5304718
2003 38.59111023
2004 38.85742188
2005 39.31740189
2006 39.52877045
2007 40.23741913
2008 40.5688591
2009 40.40774918
2010 40.56212997
2011 40.61585999
2012 40.35261154
2013 40.4271698
2014 41.54421997
2015 42.06657028
2016 42.17544174
2017 42.19361877
2018 42.03876877
2019 42.79256821
2020 43.40486145
2021 43.1764183
2022 43.22256088
Low income | 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
Low income
Records
63
Source