Share of primary school teachers who are women in Israel
Israel: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Israel, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 86.2% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Israel peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 1977.
Israel ranks 61st of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 75.6% | — |
| 1978 | 76.7% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 76.7% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 81.2% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 83.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 84.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 86.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Israel's 86.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.7%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.6% | 75.6% | 77.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 79.8% | 76.7% | 81.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 81.7% | 84.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 84.1% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 85.0% | 85.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.8% | 86.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.6% compare
- 59 United Kingdom 86.4% compare
- 60 Saint Lucia 86.2% compare
- 62 North Macedonia 86.0% compare
- 63 Malta 85.8% compare
- 64 Palau 85.4% compare
More education data for Israel
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,062 (2009)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,410 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 277,964 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 948,390 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Israel?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Israel was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 1977.
- How does Israel rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Israel ranks 61st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.