Gender and Education
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Primary Education |
Secondary General |
Secondary Vocational |
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Teachers |
Pupils |
Teachers |
Pupils |
Teachers |
Pupils |
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percent female |
percent female |
percent female |
percent female |
percent female |
percent female |
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1980 |
1995 |
1980 |
1995 |
1980 |
1995 |
1980 |
1995 |
1980 |
1995 |
1980 |
1995 |
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Cuba |
75.4 |
81.2 |
47.5 |
48.7 |
50.2 |
60.7 |
50.5 |
53.7 |
24.6 |
34.4 |
45.7 |
47.8 |
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Dominican Republic |
.. |
70.7 |
40.0 |
49.7 |
.. |
49.6 |
.. |
57.5 |
.. |
44.6 |
74.7 |
57.5 |
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Haiti |
48.9 |
.. |
45.9 |
.. |
10.8 |
.. |
47.5 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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|
Jamaica |
86.5 |
89.0 |
49.5 |
49.0 |
66.9 |
.. |
52.4 |
.. |
55.7 |
55.7 |
65.1 |
.. |
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|
Trinidad & Tobago |
66.0 |
73.6 |
50.0 |
49.4 |
51.7 |
56.3 |
50.4 |
50.6 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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Caribbean |
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Costa Rica |
78.8 |
.. |
48.6 |
48.6 |
56.7 |
.. |
53.8 |
51.5 |
49.5 |
.. |
50.4 |
48.4 |
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El Salvador |
65.2 |
.. |
49.5 |
49.4 |
24.2 |
.. |
43.0 |
48.2 |
31.7 |
.. |
48.4 |
53.1 |
|
|
Guatemala |
62.3 |
.. |
45.1 |
45.7 |
.. |
.. |
42.8 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
39.4 |
.. |
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|
Honduras |
74.4 |
73.3 |
49.6 |
49.5 |
.. |
.. |
49.6 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
48.9 |
.. |
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Nicaragua |
78.0 |
83.7 |
50.8 |
50.0 |
.. |
55.5 |
52.3 |
52.7 |
.. |
.. |
55.8 |
49.2 |
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Panama |
80.2 |
.. |
48.1 |
.. |
55.2 |
.. |
51.4 |
.. |
46.9 |
46.9 |
54.4 |
.. |
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Central America |
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Argentina |
92.1 |
.. |
49.2 |
.. |
74.9 |
.. |
63.6 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
46.5 |
.. |
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Bolivia |
47.6 |
.. |
46.7 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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Brazil |
84.7 |
.. |
48.6 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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Chile |
.. |
72.3 |
48.9 |
48.7 |
.. |
.. |
55.5 |
54.0 |
.. |
.. |
47.3 |
46.6 |
|
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Colombia |
79.0 |
79.8 |
50.0 |
49.6 |
40.9 |
.. |
50.3 |
.. |
41.8 |
41.8 |
45.0 |
.. |
|
|
Ecuador |
65.3 |
68.0 |
48.6 |
48.9 |
38.0 |
44.2 |
47.7 |
47.3 |
37.1 |
.. |
60.4 |
54.6 |
|
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Paraguay |
.. |
55.1 |
47.6 |
48.4 |
.. |
64.7 |
49.2 |
51.0 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
43.2 |
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Peru |
60.1 |
58.0 |
47.9 |
.. |
46.3 |
39.0 |
45.7 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
40.1 |
.. |
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Uruguay |
.. |
.. |
48.7 |
48.6 |
.. |
.. |
57.7 |
54.7 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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Venezuela |
82.7 |
74.5 |
50.1 |
49.7 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
57.9 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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South America |
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Mexico |
.. |
.. |
48.8 |
48.4 |
.. |
.. |
43.3 |
48.4 |
.. |
.. |
66.1 |
59.3 |
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Source: World Development Indicators 1998 (CD-ROM version), World Bank, Washington, DC, 1998.
Definitions: Primary education provides the basic elements of education at elementary or primary schools. Secondary general education is defined as general instruction at middle, seconda ry, or high schools. This level of education is based on at least four years of instruction at the primary level. Secondary vocational education is defined as specialized instruction at middle, secondary, or high schools, teacher training schools, and vocational or technical schools; this level of education is based on at least four years of instruction at the primary level. Female teachers as a percentage of total teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Female pup ils as a percentage of total pupils includes enrollments in public and private schools but may exclude specialized schools and training programs.[an error occurred while processing this directive]