Low income - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Low income was 24.91 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 33.15 in 1993, while its lowest value was 24.91 in 2019.

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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0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
Year Value
1988 32.55
1989 32.38
1990 32.80
1991 32.77
1992 33.07
1993 33.15
1994 32.96
1995 32.77
1996 32.48
1997 32.57
1998 32.30
1999 32.03
2000 31.63
2001 31.02
2002 30.31
2003 31.18
2004 30.71
2005 30.13
2006 29.54
2007 28.90
2008 28.92
2009 28.23
2010 28.26
2011 28.11
2012 28.00
2013 26.79
2014 26.21
2015 25.91
2016 25.40
2017 25.46
2018 25.09
2019 24.91

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