Seychelles - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Seychelles was 84.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 98.02 in 1979, while its lowest value was 83.36 in 2010.

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 90.03
1971 91.09
1972 94.87
1973 93.11
1974 96.88
1975 94.86
1979 98.02
1993 88.14
1994 86.56
1995 88.01
1996 88.21
1997 87.36
1998 88.41
1999 84.60
2000 86.11
2001 86.24
2002 85.86
2003 85.19
2004 85.58
2005 84.95
2006 84.97
2007 85.37
2008 84.33
2009 84.94
2010 83.36
2011 87.80
2012 88.02
2013 87.59
2014 87.46
2015 88.38
2016 88.51
2017 88.82
2018 88.89
2019 85.06
2020 84.75

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