OECD members - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in OECD members was 80.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 80.25 in 2019, while its lowest value was 73.50 in 1981.

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 74.10
1971 73.97
1972 73.78
1973 74.04
1974 73.99
1975 74.07
1976 74.43
1977 74.23
1978 74.16
1979 73.99
1980 73.81
1981 73.50
1982 73.53
1983 73.68
1984 73.95
1985 74.02
1986 74.11
1987 74.18
1988 74.24
1989 74.45
1990 74.76
1991 75.07
1992 75.26
1993 75.43
1994 75.85
1995 75.94
1996 76.01
1997 76.36
1998 77.30
1999 77.29
2000 77.61
2001 77.89
2002 78.21
2003 78.41
2004 78.96
2005 79.12
2006 79.31
2007 79.02
2008 78.77
2009 79.07
2010 79.46
2011 79.59
2012 79.64
2013 79.72
2014 79.78
2015 79.82
2016 79.99
2017 80.16
2018 80.21
2019 80.25

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