South Asia - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in South Asia was 46.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 46.08 in 2019, while its lowest value was 23.43 in 1970.

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
1970 23.43
1971 23.52
1972 24.41
1973 24.30
1974 24.84
1975 25.41
1976 25.76
1977 26.05
1978 26.34
1979 26.40
1980 26.85
1981 27.39
1982 27.69
1983 28.01
1984 28.38
1985 28.83
1986 29.27
1987 29.84
1988 29.99
1989 30.24
1990 30.89
1991 31.17
1992 31.55
1993 32.05
1994 32.22
1995 32.44
1996 32.75
1997 33.12
1998 33.55
1999 33.94
2000 34.06
2001 34.18
2002 33.96
2003 34.38
2004 34.09
2005 34.85
2006 35.79
2007 36.64
2008 37.74
2009 38.74
2010 39.60
2011 40.89
2012 41.01
2013 44.41
2014 43.13
2015 43.16
2016 43.35
2017 44.30
2018 43.92
2019 46.08

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