Middle East & North Africa (excluding high 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
Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source
Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1969
1970 40.41273117
1971 40.23115921
1972 40.14707184
1973 41.36603928
1974 40.52518082
1975 41.17076111
1976 41.78479004
1977 43.27381134
1978 45.54528046
1979 45.07798004
1980 46.16003036
1981 46.70298004
1982 46.93687057
1983 48.55096054
1984 48.38911819
1985 48.66632843
1986 49.23102951
1987 49.79470062
1988 49.84503174
1989 49.90095139
1990 50.85643005
1991 50.99023056
1992 51.74552917
1993 51.92116165
1994 52.29904938
1995 52.22940826
1996 52.10543823
1997 51.45521927
1998 51.76922989
1999 51.9861908
2000 52.71725845
2001 53.3676796
2002 53.92847824
2003 54.20077133
2004 54.81626892
2005 55.20333099
2006 55.93674088
2007 56.51284027
2008 56.43231964
2009 56.28969955
2010 57.15213013
2011 58.17055893
2012 59.12718964
2013 60.33385849
2014 61.50033951
2015 61.95487976
2016 62.65353012
2017 63.59146118
2018 64.30278778
2019 65.18234253
2020 65.21665955
2021 65.62213898
2022 66.45581055
Middle East & North Africa (excluding high 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
Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source