United Kingdom | 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
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Records
63
Source
United Kingdom | Primary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 77.30124664
1972 77.6006012
1973 78.12626648
1974 78.46157074
1975 78.62146759
1976 80.71038818
1977 78.18453979
1978 78.08930206
1979 78.18668365
1980 78.4006424
1981
1982 78.07433319
1983 78.36734772
1984 78.60082245
1985 79.09835815
1986
1987 78.40376282
1988 78.13952637
1989 77.77777863
1990 78.0701828
1991 78.04451752
1992 78.19287872
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 80.99436951
2000 81.10643768
2001 81.84243011
2002 81.78795624
2003 81.39067841
2004 81.45703125
2005 81.61480713
2006 81.33769989
2007 81.28398132
2008 81.44081116
2009 80.76085663
2010 86.97531128
2011 86.97547913
2012 86.97541809
2013 86.98445892
2014
2015
2016 84.67658234
2017 85.23908234
2018 86.24210358
2019 86.1461792
2020 86.30271912
2021 86.3025589
2022
United Kingdom | 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
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Records
63
Source