Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 31,068 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
31,068 number
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
58th
of 141 countries
All-time high
31,068 number
in 2019
All-time low
13,942 number
in 2000
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1999–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1999200920191999: 14.3k number2000: 13.9k number2001: 15.8k number2002: 17.9k number2003: 18.1k number2004: 18.7k number2005: 20.4k number2006: 19.1k number2007: 21.7k number2008: 22.6k number2009: 23.4k number2010: 24.1k number2011: 26.3k number2012: 26.6k number2013: 27.1k number2014: 27.4k number2015: 27.3k number2016: 28.0k number2017: 28.1k number2018: 28.7k number2019: 31.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of stood at 31,068 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 31,068 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,942 number, in 2000.

Palestine, State of ranks 58th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 14,288 number
2000 13,942 number -2.4%
2001 15,762 number +13.1%
2002 17,918 number +13.7%
2003 18,091 number +1.0%
2004 18,716 number +3.5%
2005 20,439 number +9.2%
2006 19,145 number -6.3%
2007 21,652 number +13.1%
2008 22,553 number +4.2%
2009 23,422 number +3.9%
2010 24,126 number +3.0%
2011 26,298 number +9.0%
2012 26,573 number +1.0%
2013 27,077 number +1.9%
2014 27,427 number +1.3%
2015 27,270 number -0.6%
2016 28,018 number +2.7%
2017 28,113 number +0.3%
2018 28,690 number +2.1%
2019 31,068 number +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,288 number 14,288 number 14,288 number 1
2000s 19,164 number 13,942 number 23,422 number 10
2010s 27,466 number 24,126 number 31,068 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 55 Jordan 34,236 number compare
  2. 56 Czechia 32,403 number compare
  3. 57 Oman 31,801 number compare
  4. 59 Switzerland 30,577 number compare
  5. 60 Israel 30,021 number compare
  6. 61 Cambodia 29,445 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 31,068 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 31,068 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 13,942 number in 2000.
How does Palestine, State of rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Palestine, State of ranks 58th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.