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
1970 24.01000023
1971 23.95504951
1972 23.69478989
1973 23.92432976
1974 23.93123055
1975 23.84490013
1976 24.31501961
1977 24.83143997
1978 25.44247055
1979 25.75208092
1980 26.76258087
1981 27.19092941
1982 27.44853973
1983 27.83843994
1984 28.10938072
1985 28.55727959
1986 29.03323936
1987 29.41062927
1988 30.57704926
1989 31.04582977
1990 31.54009056
1991 32.06084824
1992 32.57838058
1993 33.10134888
1994 33.69070816
1995 34.25909042
1996 34.94926834
1997 35.43124008
1998 35.94976044
1999 36.5218811
2000 36.76768875
2001 37.1370697
2002 36.88660049
2003 42.91157913
2004 43.40029907
2005 44.05447006
2006 44.46892929
2007 45.11782837
2008 45.78300095
2009 46.20827866
2010 47.1420517
2011 47.99225998
2012 48.27476883
2013 48.81475067
2014 50.0734787
2015 50.36220932
2016 51.14661026
2017 52.35417938
2018 53.59635162
2019 54.87356186
2020 55.69390106
2021 55.79230881
2022 55.91769028
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