Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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).
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The World Bank
Origin
Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
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Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1970 40.31338882
1971 40.13365173
1972 40.05054092
1973 41.27750015
1974 40.43432999
1975 41.08644104
1976 41.7084198
1977 43.20980072
1978 45.49399948
1979 45.02352905
1980 46.11489868
1981 46.66122818
1982 46.89817047
1983 48.52492905
1984 48.36260986
1985 48.64138031
1986 49.20930862
1987 49.77507019
1988 49.8250618
1989 49.88317108
1990 50.84160995
1991 50.97618103
1992 51.73495865
1993 51.91144943
1994 52.29109955
1995 52.22084045
1996 52.09563828
1997 51.44129181
1998 51.75643921
1999 51.9743309
2000 52.67472839
2001 53.344841
2002 53.84835052
2003 54.13903046
2004 54.7615509
2005 55.25637054
2006 55.85287094
2007 56.43341064
2008 56.34656906
2009 56.20095825
2010 57.04759979
2011 58.05088043
2012 59.01922989
2013 60.22758865
2014 61.40731812
2015 61.85903168
2016 62.57152939
2017 63.51736069
2018 64.19898987
2019 65.08293915
2020 65.08541107
2021 65.48854065
2022 66.32489014
Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source