British Virgin Islands - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in British Virgin Islands was 64.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 81.97 in 2010, while its lowest value was 45.45 in 1973.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 45.45
1975 58.70
1976 52.08
1979 51.79
1981 60.00
1983 57.14
1984 60.00
1990 65.22
1991 65.26
1994 65.22
1999 62.68
2000 60.81
2001 65.33
2002 63.25
2003 65.29
2004 68.48
2005 67.49
2006 67.49
2007 73.99
2009 69.96
2010 81.97
2011 64.44
2014 69.38
2015 66.14
2016 66.67
2017 67.18
2018 67.07
2019 63.81
2020 64.89

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.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

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).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs