South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education. 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 academic staffs in tertiary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female academic staffs at tertiary level of education by the total number of academic staffs 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
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South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
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1970
1971 15.40775967
1972 15.43074989
1973 15.56165981
1974 15.6595602
1975 15.88319969
1976 16.23130989
1977 16.79059982
1978 17.04117966
1979 17.76383018
1980 17.76100922
1981 18.13569069
1982 18.28776932
1983 18.70529938
1984 19.0501709
1985 20.28701019
1986 20.6525898
1987 20.7149601
1988 21.6206398
1989 22.65027046
1990 23.60045052
1991 24.65468025
1992 25.69581985
1993 26.67106056
1994 27.62338066
1995 28.5566597
1996 29.74250984
1997 30.79561043
1998 32.07427979
1999 33.31861115
2000 34.53853989
2001 34.52854919
2002 34.45050812
2003 34.32572937
2004 37.20420837
2005 36.71096039
2006 36.63203812
2007 36.88724136
2008 37.22018814
2009 37.20788956
2010 36.95886993
2011 37.05973053
2012 36.81486893
2013 36.60733032
2014 36.40380859
2015 36.33789825
2016 36.99510956
2017 38.34825134
2018 39.17554092
2019 39.10424042
2020 39.58980942
2021 39.9609108
2022 40.48900986
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education. 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 academic staffs in tertiary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female academic staffs at tertiary level of education by the total number of academic staffs 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