IDA blend - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in IDA blend was 56.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 56.01 in 2019, while its lowest value was 35.01 in 1971.

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 35.68
1971 35.01
1972 35.94
1973 36.58
1974 36.79
1975 36.69
1976 37.66
1977 37.48
1978 37.06
1979 37.04
1980 38.19
1981 38.35
1982 37.43
1983 38.40
1984 39.58
1985 40.66
1986 41.53
1987 40.33
1988 41.41
1989 42.89
1990 42.40
1991 42.86
1992 44.11
1993 44.49
1994 45.53
1995 46.01
1996 47.06
1997 47.81
1998 48.49
1999 48.97
2000 49.13
2001 49.01
2002 49.46
2003 48.52
2004 50.74
2005 50.88
2006 50.81
2007 50.15
2008 50.81
2009 50.66
2010 51.23
2011 52.18
2012 52.98
2013 53.73
2014 53.71
2015 54.49
2016 54.66
2017 55.55
2018 55.46
2019 56.01

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