Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 9,400 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9,400 number
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
87th
of 185 countries
All-time high
9,400 number
in 2019
All-time low
1,211 number
in 1995
Years of data
24
1995–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1995–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1995200720191995: 1.2k number1996: 1.5k number1997: 2.4k number1999: 2.7k number2000: 3.5k number2001: 3.5k number2002: 3.3k number2003: 2.4k number2004: 2.6k number2005: 2.9k number2006: 3.0k number2007: 4.1k number2008: 4.3k number2009: 4.7k number2010: 4.7k number2011: 5.1k number2012: 5.3k number2013: 6.2k number2014: 6.6k number2015: 5.9k number2016: 6.1k number2017: 8.7k number2018: 9.0k number2019: 9.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 9,400 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 9,400 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,211 number, in 1995.

That places Palestine, State of 87th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1995 to 2019.
Year number Change
1995 1,211 number
1996 1,460 number +20.6%
1997 2,377 number +62.8%
1999 2,698 number +13.5%
2000 3,515 number +30.3%
2001 3,460 number -1.6%
2002 3,324 number -3.9%
2003 2,434 number -26.8%
2004 2,606 number +7.1%
2005 2,864 number +9.9%
2006 2,974 number +3.8%
2007 4,079 number +37.2%
2008 4,280 number +4.9%
2009 4,673 number +9.2%
2010 4,665 number -0.2%
2011 5,088 number +9.1%
2012 5,281 number +3.8%
2013 6,243 number +18.2%
2014 6,590 number +5.6%
2015 5,888 number -10.7%
2016 6,127 number +4.1%
2017 8,713 number +42.2%
2018 9,033 number +3.7%
2019 9,400 number +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,936 number 1,211 number 2,698 number 4
2000s 3,421 number 2,434 number 4,673 number 10
2010s 6,703 number 4,665 number 9,400 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 84 Jamaica 9,847 number compare
  2. 85 Côte d'Ivoire 9,618 number compare
  3. 86 Kuwait 9,408 number compare
  4. 88 Croatia 9,383 number compare
  5. 89 Latvia 8,723 number compare
  6. 90 Papua New Guinea 8,607 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 9,400 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 9,400 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 1,211 number in 1995.
How does Palestine, State of rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Palestine, State of ranks 87th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.