United Kingdom - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in United Kingdom was 86.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 86.98 in 2013, while its lowest value was 77.30 in 1971.

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
1971 77.30
1972 77.60
1973 78.13
1974 78.46
1975 78.62
1976 80.71
1977 78.18
1978 78.09
1979 78.19
1980 78.40
1982 78.07
1983 78.37
1984 78.60
1985 79.10
1987 78.40
1988 78.14
1989 77.78
1990 78.07
1991 78.04
1992 78.19
1999 80.99
2000 81.11
2001 81.84
2002 81.79
2003 81.39
2004 81.46
2005 81.61
2006 81.34
2007 81.28
2008 81.44
2009 80.76
2010 86.98
2011 86.98
2012 86.98
2013 86.98
2016 84.68
2017 85.24
2018 86.24
2019 86.15

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