South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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) | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 23.48266983
1971 23.54199982
1972 24.42421913
1973 24.30077934
1974 24.82596016
1975 25.38936043
1976 25.76209068
1977 26.05493927
1978 26.34383965
1979 26.39716911
1980 26.85092926
1981 27.38711929
1982 27.70428085
1983 28.00723076
1984 28.37944031
1985 28.82978058
1986 29.27172089
1987 29.84255028
1988 29.98535919
1989 30.24270058
1990 30.89262962
1991 31.15695
1992 31.52713966
1993 32.02384949
1994 32.17562866
1995 32.37916183
1996 32.68775177
1997 33.04339981
1998 33.45022964
1999 33.82165146
2000 33.92309189
2001 34.03514099
2002 33.82229996
2003 34.24547958
2004 33.94736862
2005 34.69374847
2006 36.10784149
2007 37.09009933
2008 38.10540009
2009 39.0331192
2010 39.80376053
2011 40.99040985
2012 42.66490936
2013 44.39413834
2014 43.12825012
2015 43.15729904
2016 43.35280991
2017 44.30120087
2018 45.08953094
2019 46.08739853
2020 46.56003952
2021 46.87419891
2022 47.23960876
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Secondary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary 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 secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary 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