Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Israel
Israel: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 72.5% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Israel, 1975–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 72.5% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2009.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Israel peaked at 72.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1975.
Israel ranks 27th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 52.6% | — |
| 1977 | 53.9% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 52.8% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 56.1% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 57.5% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 61.8% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 69.7% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.8% | 52.6% | 56.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 59.3% | 57.2% | 62.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 62.9% | 69.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 70.2% | 72.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.8% compare
- 25 Romania 73.6% compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 72.8% compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 72.4%
- 30 Lebanon 72.0% compare
More education data for Israel
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,062 (2009)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,410 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 277,964 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 948,390 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Israel?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Israel was 72.5% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1975.
- How does Israel rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Israel ranks 27th out of 210 countries with data for 2009.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release