Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 19,943 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19,943
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
59th
of 155 countries
All-time high
19,943
in 2023
All-time low
6,469
in 2000
Years of data
25
1999–2023

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Palestine, State of, 1999–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1999201120231999: 7.0k2000: 6.5k2001: 7.9k2002: 8.2k2003: 8.0k2004: 9.4k2005: 10.4k2006: 9.8k2007: 10.8k2008: 11.2k2009: 11.6k2010: 12.5k2011: 13.7k2012: 13.9k2013: 14.1k2014: 14.3k2015: 14.5k2016: 14.8k2017: 14.7k2018: 17.0k2019: 18.4k2020: 18.6k2021: 18.8k2022: 19.3k2023: 19.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 19,943 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 19,943 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,469, in 2000.

Palestine, State of ranks 59th of 155 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.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1999 6,984
2000 6,469 -7.4%
2001 7,937 +22.7%
2002 8,150 +2.7%
2003 8,038 -1.4%
2004 9,425 +17.3%
2005 10,441 +10.8%
2006 9,779 -6.3%
2007 10,772 +10.2%
2008 11,219 +4.1%
2009 11,640 +3.8%
2010 12,466 +7.1%
2011 13,706 +9.9%
2012 13,889 +1.3%
2013 14,137 +1.8%
2014 14,337 +1.4%
2015 14,514 +1.2%
2016 14,830 +2.2%
2017 14,745 -0.6%
2018 16,960 +15.0%
2019 18,366 +8.3%
2020 18,564 +1.1%
2021 18,836 +1.5%
2022 19,297 +2.4%
2023 19,943 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,984 6,984 6,984 1
2000s 9,387 6,469 11,640 10
2010s 14,795 12,466 18,366 10
2020s 19,160 18,564 19,943 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 56 Nepal 22,123 compare
  2. 57 Chile 21,870 compare
  3. 58 Angola 20,712 compare
  4. 60 Switzerland 19,605 compare
  5. 61 Lebanon 19,426 compare
  6. 62 Croatia 19,284 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Palestine, State of?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Palestine, State of was 19,943 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 19,943 in 2023.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 6,469 in 2000.
How does Palestine, State of rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 59th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
368 places, 8,390 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release