OECD members - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in OECD members was 58.39 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 58.39 in 2019, while its lowest value was 47.72 in 1975.

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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Year Value
1975 47.72
1976 47.92
1977 48.11
1978 48.33
1979 48.54
1980 49.03
1981 48.95
1982 49.05
1983 49.13
1984 49.25
1985 49.36
1986 49.59
1987 49.84
1988 49.97
1989 50.11
1990 50.46
1991 50.87
1992 51.08
1993 51.63
1994 51.98
1995 52.06
1996 52.53
1997 52.77
1998 52.92
1999 53.11
2000 53.40
2001 53.94
2002 55.12
2003 55.69
2004 56.35
2005 56.62
2006 56.77
2007 56.79
2008 56.65
2009 57.12
2010 57.14
2011 57.30
2012 57.48
2013 57.59
2014 57.62
2015 57.77
2016 57.98
2017 58.24
2018 58.27
2019 58.39

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