Bahrain - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Bahrain was 74.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 74.89 in 2012, while its lowest value was 41.15 in 1974.

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 42.11
1974 41.15
1975 44.62
1976 46.28
1977 46.77
1978 47.25
1979 47.21
1980 48.25
1981 48.20
1982 48.96
1983 49.01
1984 49.97
1985 51.38
1986 47.58
1987 56.78
1988 57.53
1989 49.27
1990 47.89
1991 48.16
1992 48.07
1993 60.39
1994 62.02
1995 65.30
2011 74.83
2012 74.89
2013 74.09
2014 74.66
2015 74.59
2016 74.56
2017 74.66
2018 74.14
2019 74.80
2020 74.32

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