Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Palestine
Palestine: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 77.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Palestine, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 77.4% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Palestine peaked at 77.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2005.
Palestine ranks 105th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.8% | — |
| 2000 | 58.7% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 56.8% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 77.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 77.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.7%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +35.4% | 49.8% | 67.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 49.8% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 68.9% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.6% | 77.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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 primary education who are female in Palestine?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Palestine was 77.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2005.
- How does Palestine rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Palestine ranks 105th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release