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

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 25.39 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 26.88 in 1974, while its lowest value was 23.14 in 2005.

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 26.83
1974 26.88
1975 26.80
1976 26.55
1977 26.60
1978 25.85
1979 25.75
1980 25.73
1981 25.46
1982 25.68
1983 25.71
1984 26.04
1985 26.15
1986 26.46
1987 26.52
1988 25.80
1989 25.92
1990 25.91
1991 26.09
1992 26.47
1993 26.72
1994 26.81
1995 26.43
1996 26.41
1997 26.48
1998 26.42
1999 26.28
2000 25.13
2001 24.81
2002 24.25
2003 23.72
2004 23.62
2005 23.14
2006 24.19
2007 23.43
2008 24.13
2009 23.90
2010 24.12
2011 23.98
2012 24.94
2013 24.56
2014 24.69
2015 25.10
2016 25.15
2017 25.37
2018 25.35
2019 25.39

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