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Concerning elementary schools this year, the number of males stand at 1,692 or 21.7 percent of 7,796 newly-selected teachers, while 6,104 females became teachers, accounting for 78.3 percent.

The ministry said that a higher number of female teachers than male teachers at middle and high schools can be attributed to a large female student population preparing for teacher qualification exams after graduating from colleges.

However, education colleges, which are designed to train elementary school teachers, are expected to maintain the gender-balanced number of students as they have a quota system for male students from the start in the admission procedures.

The ratio of all women teachers working at elementary schools has been on the rise from 66.4 percent in 2000 to 70 percent in 2004.

Last year, the female teachers’ ratio reached 71 percent.

Meanwhile, the ratio of women teachers working at middle and high schools soared from 42.6 percent in 2000 to 49.5 percent in 2005.

Critics said that it is not right for education, as the lopsided gender ratio of teachers might have a negative emotional effect on students in school activities.

A ministry official said that there has been no research supporting possible problems or side-effects resulting from a high number of female teachers at schools.