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 2019. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Palestine, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Palestine stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 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.
Palestine ranks 1st of 178 countries on this measure, 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% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 1.1× the median. (35 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 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 1 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Albania 100.0% compare
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahamas 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0%
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 French Polynesia 100.0%
- 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Iraq 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0%
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 100.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 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 2019, 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 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- 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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Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. 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.