IBRD only - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in IBRD only was 56.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 56.15 in 2019, while its lowest value was 46.72 in 1978.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 53.57
1972 52.89
1973 51.53
1974 51.43
1975 51.04
1976 49.94
1977 48.05
1978 46.72
1979 47.32
1980 47.31
1981 47.18
1982 47.55
1983 47.90
1984 48.18
1985 47.49
1986 48.61
1987 48.69
1988 48.81
1989 48.95
1990 49.18
1991 49.44
1992 49.63
1993 49.74
1994 49.97
1995 50.29
1996 50.79
1997 51.18
1998 52.50
1999 53.81
2000 52.61
2001 52.86
2002 52.72
2003 53.01
2004 52.73
2005 52.93
2006 52.21
2007 51.76
2008 51.89
2009 52.33
2010 52.65
2011 53.37
2012 53.43
2013 54.75
2014 54.64
2015 54.76
2016 54.71
2017 55.59
2018 55.98
2019 56.15

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