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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1967
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1969
1970 38.06415176
1971 37.83901978
1972 37.60514069
1973 37.65357971
1974 37.57075119
1975 37.34064865
1976 37.70761108
1977 38.35432816
1978 38.4119606
1979 39.12628937
1980 39.8757019
1981 39.86248016
1982 40.17269897
1983 40.72385025
1984 40.92763901
1985 42.03133011
1986 42.29565811
1987 42.54586029
1988 43.32616043
1989 43.60409927
1990 43.86811829
1991 44.16135025
1992 44.73532867
1993 45.06718063
1994 45.54589844
1995 45.80947876
1996 46.37860107
1997 46.5173111
1998 47.12932968
1999 47.52474976
2000 47.53749084
2001 47.87495041
2002 48.09350967
2003 51.01438141
2004 51.79748917
2005 51.86137009
2006 52.18505859
2007 52.17850876
2008 52.55432129
2009 52.91978836
2010 53.47874832
2011 54.06584167
2012 54.4764595
2013 54.88673019
2014 55.70774078
2015 56.35623932
2016 56.98348999
2017 57.78725052
2018 58.6912384
2019 59.63259888
2020 60.18500137
2021 60.18500137
2022 60.35055923
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