Tanzania - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Tanzania was 33.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 34.84 in 2017, while its lowest value was 20.40 in 1993.

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 27.64
1972 26.36
1973 26.23
1976 26.82
1981 27.66
1986 24.25
1987 23.66
1988 23.52
1989 24.28
1990 24.31
1991 22.78
1992 22.51
1993 20.40
1994 24.88
1995 24.97
1996 26.40
1997 26.43
2012 31.59
2013 32.50
2014 33.36
2015 34.73
2016 34.77
2017 34.84
2018 33.28
2019 33.24
2020 33.04

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