Teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Teachers in primary education, female was 16,159 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Palestine, State of, 1999–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 108 United Arab Emirates 17,204 number compare
- 109 Uruguay 16,363 number
- 110 Serbia 16,184 number compare
- 112 Panama 14,629 number compare
- 113 Haiti 14,419 number
- 114 Sierra Leone 14,284 number compare
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 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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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.