Lower middle 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
Lower middle income
Records
63
Source
Lower middle income | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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38.06415176 1970
37.83901978 1971
37.60514069 1972
37.65357971 1973
37.57075119 1974
37.34064865 1975
37.70761108 1976
38.35432816 1977
38.4119606 1978
39.12628937 1979
39.8757019 1980
39.86248016 1981
40.17269897 1982
40.72385025 1983
40.92763901 1984
42.03133011 1985
42.29565811 1986
42.54586029 1987
43.32616043 1988
43.60409927 1989
43.86811829 1990
44.16135025 1991
44.73532867 1992
45.06718063 1993
45.54589844 1994
45.80947876 1995
46.37860107 1996
46.5173111 1997
47.12932968 1998
47.52474976 1999
47.53749084 2000
47.87495041 2001
48.09350967 2002
51.01438141 2003
51.79748917 2004
51.86137009 2005
52.18505859 2006
52.17850876 2007
52.55432129 2008
52.91978836 2009
53.47874832 2010
54.06584167 2011
54.4764595 2012
54.88673019 2013
55.70774078 2014
56.35623932 2015
56.98348999 2016
57.78725052 2017
58.6912384 2018
59.63259888 2019
60.18500137 2020
60.18500137 2021
60.35055923 2022

Lower middle 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
Lower middle income
Records
63
Source