Teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Teachers in primary education, female was 16,159 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16,159 number
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
111th
of 196 countries
All-time high
16,159 number
in 2019
All-time low
5,247 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of, 1999–2019

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1999200920191999: 5.2k number2000: 6.3k number2001: 6.0k number2002: 8.4k number2003: 7.5k number2004: 8.6k number2005: 7.9k number2006: 8.0k number2007: 8.5k number2008: 9.0k number2009: 9.4k number2010: 10.0k number2011: 11.3k number2012: 12.1k number2013: 12.9k number2014: 13.2k number2015: 13.4k number2016: 13.7k number2017: 13.7k number2018: 14.9k number2019: 16.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 16,159 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 16,159 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,247 number, in 1999.

Palestine, State of ranks 111th of 196 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 primary education, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Palestine, State of, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 5,247 number
2000 6,322 number +20.5%
2001 5,960 number -5.7%
2002 8,440 number +41.6%
2003 7,478 number -11.4%
2004 8,560 number +14.5%
2005 7,867 number -8.1%
2006 7,965 number +1.2%
2007 8,497 number +6.7%
2008 8,989 number +5.8%
2009 9,405 number +4.6%
2010 9,985 number +6.2%
2011 11,301 number +13.2%
2012 12,107 number +7.1%
2013 12,893 number +6.5%
2014 13,158 number +2.1%
2015 13,439 number +2.1%
2016 13,663 number +1.7%
2017 13,716 number +0.4%
2018 14,922 number +8.8%
2019 16,159 number +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,247 number 5,247 number 5,247 number 1
2000s 7,948 number 5,960 number 9,405 number 10
2010s 13,134 number 9,985 number 16,159 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 108 United Arab Emirates 17,204 number compare
  2. 109 Uruguay 16,363 number
  3. 110 Serbia 16,184 number compare
  4. 112 Panama 14,629 number compare
  5. 113 Haiti 14,419 number
  6. 114 Sierra Leone 14,284 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of?
Teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of was 16,159 number in 2019, 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 16,159 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 5,247 number in 1999.
How does Palestine, State of rank for teachers in primary education, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.