South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 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
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Primary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
24.01000023 1970
23.95504951 1971
23.69478989 1972
23.92432976 1973
23.93123055 1974
23.84490013 1975
24.31501961 1976
24.83143997 1977
25.44247055 1978
25.75208092 1979
26.76258087 1980
27.19092941 1981
27.44853973 1982
27.83843994 1983
28.10938072 1984
28.55727959 1985
29.03323936 1986
29.41062927 1987
30.57704926 1988
31.04582977 1989
31.54009056 1990
32.06084824 1991
32.57838058 1992
33.10134888 1993
33.69070816 1994
34.25909042 1995
34.94926834 1996
35.43124008 1997
35.94976044 1998
36.5218811 1999
36.76768875 2000
37.1370697 2001
36.88660049 2002
42.91157913 2003
43.40029907 2004
44.05447006 2005
44.46892929 2006
45.11782837 2007
45.78300095 2008
46.20827866 2009
47.1420517 2010
47.99225998 2011
48.27476883 2012
48.81475067 2013
50.0734787 2014
50.36220932 2015
51.14661026 2016
52.35417938 2017
53.59635162 2018
54.87356186 2019
55.69390106 2020
55.79230881 2021
55.91769028 2022
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 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
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source