Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Palestine
Palestine: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1999
All-time low
98.2%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1995–2023
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Palestine, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Palestine stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Palestine peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 1996.
That places Palestine 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 99.9% | — |
| 1996 | 98.2% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 99.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 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 95.7%, 1.0× the median. (37 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. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.5% | 98.2% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 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 Kenya 111.7% compare
- 2 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 2 Albania 100.0% compare
- 2 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 2 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 2 Congo 100.0% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 2 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 2 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 2 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 2 Iraq 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 2 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 2 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 2 Niue 100.0% compare
- 2 French Polynesia 100.0%
- 2 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 2 Singapore 100.0%
- 2 Saint Helena 100.0%
- 2 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Tokelau 100.0% compare
- 2 Tonga 100.0% compare
- 2 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 2 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 pre-primary education who are female in Palestine?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education who are female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 1996.
- How does Palestine rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Palestine ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release