Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 42.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 42.64 in 2019, while its lowest value was 30.70 in 1970.

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
1970 30.70
1971 30.76
1972 30.99
1973 31.34
1974 31.55
1975 31.86
1976 32.11
1977 32.57
1978 33.12
1979 33.83
1980 34.35
1981 34.77
1982 35.41
1983 35.85
1984 36.15
1985 36.59
1986 36.82
1987 37.48
1988 37.47
1989 37.62
1990 37.86
1991 37.17
1992 37.45
1993 37.64
1994 38.46
1995 37.94
1996 38.09
1997 37.36
1998 36.58
1999 36.83
2000 38.29
2001 38.47
2002 38.72
2003 38.73
2004 39.36
2005 39.39
2006 40.07
2007 40.14
2008 40.57
2009 40.40
2010 40.99
2011 41.13
2012 40.96
2013 41.58
2014 42.00
2015 42.50
2016 42.55
2017 42.54
2018 42.38
2019 42.64

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