Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Palestine
Palestine: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 154 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1999
All-time low
98.3%
in 2002
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Palestine, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 100.0% for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Palestine peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2002.
Palestine ranks 1st of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Congo 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 1 Iraq 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Tokelau 100.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
More education data for Palestine
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,420 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Palestine?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Palestine was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2002.
- How does Palestine rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Palestine ranks 1st out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release