Upper middle income - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Upper middle income was 72.87 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 72.87 in 2019, while its lowest value was 46.65 in 1977.

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
1973 49.69
1974 49.14
1975 48.39
1976 48.46
1977 46.65
1978 50.51
1979 50.43
1980 49.57
1981 49.84
1982 49.58
1983 49.92
1984 50.91
1985 52.39
1986 53.70
1987 53.69
1988 54.40
1989 54.81
1990 55.87
1991 56.15
1992 56.80
1993 57.37
1994 57.99
1995 59.34
1996 59.87
1997 59.92
1998 60.63
1999 60.64
2000 61.12
2001 61.74
2002 62.67
2003 62.86
2004 63.51
2005 63.68
2006 64.12
2007 64.23
2008 64.61
2009 65.05
2010 65.58
2011 66.15
2012 66.63
2013 67.36
2014 68.22
2015 69.28
2016 69.99
2017 70.86
2018 71.97
2019 72.87

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