Teachers in primary education, female in Israel
Israel: Teachers in primary education, female was 66,349 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Israel, 1977–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Israel stood at 66,349 number. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Israel peaked at 66,349 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26,144 number, in 1977.
Israel ranks 54th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Israel, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 26,144 number | — |
| 1978 | 27,474 number | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 28,819 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 30,216 number | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 30,550 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 31,616 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 30,728 number | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 33,346 number | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 35,824 number | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 39,631 number | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 40,255 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 42,484 number | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 42,222 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 43,062 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 43,676 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 44,961 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 45,698 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 46,818 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 46,560 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 48,754 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 49,722 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 50,571 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 52,660 number | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 59,538 number | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 60,669 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 62,339 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 63,456 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 66,349 number | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,479 number | 26,144 number | 28,819 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 30,794 number | 30,216 number | 31,616 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 37,045 number | 30,728 number | 42,484 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 46,204 number | 42,222 number | 50,571 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,835 number | 52,660 number | 66,349 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More education data for Israel
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 92,770 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Israel?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Israel was 66,349 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 66,349 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,144 number in 1977.
- How does Israel rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Israel ranks 54th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.