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