Cambodia - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Cambodia was 58.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 58.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 14.69 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 14.69
1973 16.42
1986 24.81
1988 29.15
1989 29.81
1990 31.31
1991 30.70
1994 36.05
1995 37.20
1997 36.43
1998 36.54
1999 37.30
2000 38.53
2001 39.19
2002 39.36
2003 40.41
2004 40.88
2005 41.39
2006 41.99
2007 42.89
2008 43.94
2009 45.18
2010 46.22
2011 47.52
2012 48.93
2013 50.01
2014 51.17
2015 53.32
2016 55.24
2017 56.62
2018 57.46
2019 58.18
2020 58.95

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