The chart shows the percentage of male and female teachers in six different types of educational setting in the UK in 2010.

The chart shows the percentage of male and female teachers in six different types of educational setting in the UK in 2010.
The given graph provides information about the proportion of men and women teachers in six various kinds of schools in the UK in 2010.
Overall
, the percentage of instructors who were female was higher than that of
males
in pre-schools, primary schools and secondary schools, with pre-schools witnessing the biggest difference. Meanwhile, the share of male professors overwhelmed that of
females
in private training institutes and universities.
By contrast
, the ratio of male and female lecturers was the same (50%) in colleges. Approximately 95% of employees who were hired to teach in pre-schools were
females
, compared to only 5% of
males
.
Similarly
, the figure for women instructors was far higher than that of
males
, which was nearly 90% and 10% respectively. A resembling pattern, but to a lesser extent, can be seen in the amount of teachers working in secondary, with around 55% for
females
and 45% for
males
.
Conversely
, in the private training institutes, the men academics accounted for 55%,
whereas
the rate of women was only 45%. The university sector even saw a bigger dissimilarity, in which
males
contributed approximately 70%
while
females
were only 30%.
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  • educational settings
  • percentage
  • representation
  • disparities
  • predominance
  • gender imbalance
  • societal expectations
  • historical roles
  • implications
  • trends
  • gender gap
  • educational outcomes
  • gender stereotypes
  • policies
  • initiatives
  • perceptions
  • effectiveness
  • primary school
  • secondary school
  • nursery
  • university
  • further education
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