Central African Republic - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Central African Republic was 19.01 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 26.50 in 1984, while its lowest value was 12.55 in 2008.

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

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

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Year Value
1971 16.84
1972 16.21
1973 16.60
1974 16.45
1975 17.82
1976 17.78
1977 18.46
1978 19.05
1979 20.99
1980 21.12
1981 24.60
1982 23.55
1983 25.87
1984 26.50
1986 24.97
1987 23.28
1988 24.37
1989 25.25
1990 26.31
1991 24.88
2005 15.22
2008 12.55
2009 14.17
2010 14.34
2011 17.56
2012 19.95
2016 19.09
2017 19.01

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 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).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs