Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Palestine
Palestine: Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female was 31.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Palestine, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 31.7% for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Palestine peaked at 31.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1999.
That places Palestine 75th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +38.0% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +2.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 31.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.9%, 88% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 31.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37.5%, 85% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 11.3% | 17.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 22.4% | 28.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.7% | 31.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 72 Malawi 33.6% compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 32.2% compare
- 74 Liechtenstein 32.0% compare
- 76 Jordan 31.7% compare
- 77 San Marino 30.6% compare
- 78 Tanzania 30.0% 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 isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Palestine?
- Percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Palestine was 31.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1999.
- How does Palestine rank for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female?
- Palestine ranks 75th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release