The bar chart illustrates the percentage of male and female teachers working in six different types of educational institutions in the UK in 2010.
Overall, it is clear that women were the majority in early education, while men were more common in higher education. In middle levels such as secondary school and college, the distribution was more balanced.
Women made up almost all teachers in nursery and pre-school, and their share was also extremely high in primary schools. Men represented only a very small proportion in these two sectors.
In secondary schools, the numbers of men and women were quite similar, although women had a slight advantage. Colleges also showed a nearly equal split between the two genders, making them one of the most balanced categories.
In private training institutes, men were slightly more represented than women. The biggest difference appeared in universities, where male teachers clearly dominated, making up around two-thirds of the total, while women formed the remaining share.