Hungary - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Hungary was 95.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 96.95 in 2014, while its lowest value was 80.84 in 1994.

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
1994 80.84
1995 91.55
1997 84.52
1999 85.45
2000 84.92
2001 86.15
2002 85.71
2003 84.26
2004 95.89
2005 95.95
2006 96.01
2007 96.01
2008 95.90
2009 96.05
2010 95.89
2011 95.79
2012 95.69
2013 95.58
2014 96.95
2015 96.84
2016 96.60
2019 95.77

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