Teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Teachers in primary education, female was 19,369 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 19,369 for teachers in primary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 19,369 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,247, in 1999.
Palestine, State of ranks 107th 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.
Teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,247 | — |
| 2000 | 6,322 | +20.5% |
| 2001 | 5,960 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 8,440 | +41.6% |
| 2003 | 7,478 | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 8,560 | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 7,867 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 7,965 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8,497 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 8,989 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 9,405 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 9,985 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 11,301 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 12,107 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 12,893 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 13,158 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 13,439 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13,663 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 13,716 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14,922 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 16,159 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 17,960 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 18,218 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 18,664 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 19,369 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,247 | 5,247 | 5,247 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,948 | 5,960 | 9,405 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,134 | 9,985 | 16,159 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,553 | 17,960 | 19,369 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
More education data for Palestine, State of
- 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 teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of was 19,369 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 19,369 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,247 in 1999.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Palestine, State of ranks 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release