Middle East & North Africa | 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
Records
63
Source
Middle East & North Africa | Primary education, teachers (% female)
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1967
1968
1969
1970 42.1119194
1971 41.9295311
1972 41.83776855
1973 42.88700867
1974 42.07820129
1975 42.5970192
1976 43.21696854
1977 44.5184288
1978 46.61431122
1979 46.26290894
1980 47.18788147
1981 47.6737709
1982 47.8471489
1983 49.19659042
1984 49.06332016
1985 49.39421082
1986 49.87337112
1987 50.38500977
1988 50.36671829
1989 50.44739151
1990 51.25857162
1991 51.42224121
1992 52.17118835
1993 52.51622009
1994 52.93334961
1995 52.96712875
1996 52.8945694
1997 52.30641174
1998 52.57247162
1999 52.97047043
2000 53.62331009
2001 54.2790184
2002 54.87060165
2003 55.23258972
2004 55.85972977
2005 56.33483887
2006 57.00048828
2007 57.54610062
2008 57.29964066
2009 57.12728882
2010 57.95373154
2011 58.79576111
2012 59.70917892
2013 60.7955513
2014 61.63964081
2015 62.24171829
2016 63.02352142
2017 63.90229034
2018 64.53716278
2019 65.2687912
2020 65.26422882
2021 65.65957642
2022 66.5318985

Middle East & North Africa | 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
Records
63
Source