Lao PDR - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Lao PDR was 53.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 53.71 in 2020, while its lowest value was 26.43 in 1972.

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 28.93
1972 26.43
1973 29.67
1978 28.46
1979 29.67
1980 28.87
1981 30.10
1983 31.61
1984 29.39
1985 33.62
1986 32.06
1988 35.13
1990 36.73
1991 37.84
1992 40.83
1993 41.51
1994 41.79
1995 41.76
1996 43.16
1997 42.47
1998 42.98
1999 42.90
2000 43.40
2001 43.75
2002 44.19
2003 44.41
2004 44.69
2005 45.44
2006 46.45
2007 47.20
2008 48.87
2009 50.61
2010 51.13
2011 51.84
2012 50.84
2013 50.60
2014 50.95
2015 51.27
2016 51.75
2017 52.35
2018 52.35
2019 53.49
2020 53.71

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