ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Palestine: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
51.2%
in 2024
Palestine
56.1%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
121st
Palestine rank
122nd

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 56.1% against 51.2% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 121st and Palestine ranks 122nd of 221 groups.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 43.2% 46.8% 3.5% Palestine
2000s 43.2% 48.1% 4.9% Palestine
2010s 46.7% 52.3% 5.6% Palestine
2020s 49.9% 55.8% 5.9% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 56.1% against 51.2% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Palestine?
4.9%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Palestine?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Palestine rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 121st and Palestine ranks 122nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release