Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Belgium or Israel?

Israel, at 66,349 number against 60,286 number in Belgium as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Belgium and Israel?

6,063 number, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Israel?

15 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Israel: Teachers in primary education, female

Belgium

60,286 number

in 2018

Israel

66,349 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

57th

Israel rank

54th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Belgium
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 66,349 number against 60,286 number in Belgium, a difference of 6,063 number.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 57th and Israel ranks 54th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27,143 number	27,479 number	336 number	Israel
1980s	25,918 number	30,216 number	4,298 number	Israel
1990s	43,172 number	39,943 number	3,230 number	Belgium
2000s	52,049 number	49,037 number	3,012 number	Belgium
2010s	56,851 number	60,835 number	3,984 number	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Belgium or Israel?: Israel, at 66,349 number against 60,286 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Belgium and Israel?: 6,063 number, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Israel?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Israel rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Belgium ranks 57th and Israel ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.