Small states - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Small states was 68.19 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 68.68 in 2014, while its lowest value was 58.99 in 1970.

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 58.99
1971 59.45
1972 60.24
1973 60.77
1974 61.37
1975 61.41
1976 61.40
1977 61.68
1978 61.93
1979 62.02
1980 62.38
1981 62.60
1982 63.20
1983 63.87
1984 63.99
1985 64.23
1986 64.41
1987 65.06
1988 65.34
1989 65.24
1990 65.43
1991 65.67
1992 66.03
1993 66.77
1994 67.26
1995 67.48
1996 67.46
1997 66.96
1998 66.55
1999 67.18
2000 67.50
2001 67.85
2002 67.77
2003 67.71
2004 67.80
2005 67.95
2006 68.46
2007 67.96
2008 68.12
2009 67.90
2010 68.28
2011 68.32
2012 68.40
2013 68.40
2014 68.68
2015 68.15
2016 67.93
2017 67.48
2018 67.90
2019 68.19

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