IDA only - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in IDA only was 46.85 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 47.18 in 2017, while its lowest value was 26.22 in 1972.

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 26.58
1971 26.52
1972 26.22
1973 26.37
1974 27.20
1975 27.33
1976 27.64
1977 28.50
1978 29.29
1979 30.12
1980 31.49
1981 31.99
1982 32.45
1983 32.85
1984 32.90
1985 33.38
1986 33.85
1987 34.33
1988 36.06
1989 36.26
1990 36.74
1991 36.62
1992 37.10
1993 37.48
1994 38.27
1995 38.19
1996 38.68
1997 38.48
1998 38.48
1999 38.86
2000 39.92
2001 40.19
2002 40.64
2003 40.47
2004 41.12
2005 41.43
2006 42.09
2007 42.49
2008 43.13
2009 43.27
2010 44.17
2011 45.13
2012 45.13
2013 45.43
2014 46.02
2015 46.71
2016 47.05
2017 47.18
2018 46.78
2019 46.85

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