Teachers in primary education, male in Israel
Israel: Teachers in primary education, male was 12,846 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Israel, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Israel recorded 12,846 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Israel peaked at 12,846 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,899, in 1990.
That places Israel 84th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8,435 | — |
| 1978 | 8,364 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 8,391 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 9,185 | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 7,073 | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 7,182 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 6,899 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 7,225 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 7,424 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 7,668 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 7,755 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 7,606 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 7,641 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7,920 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 8,093 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 8,261 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 8,421 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8,640 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8,604 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8,912 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 9,340 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9,584 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 9,170 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 10,507 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 10,466 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10,765 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 10,817 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 11,079 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 11,434 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 11,626 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 11,518 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11,935 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 12,475 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 12,846 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,397 | 8,364 | 8,435 | 3 |
| 1980s | 7,813 | 7,073 | 9,185 | 3 |
| 1990s | 7,430 | 6,899 | 7,755 | 6 |
| 2000s | 8,542 | 7,641 | 9,584 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,605 | 9,170 | 11,434 | 7 |
| 2020s | 12,080 | 11,518 | 12,846 | 5 |
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More education data for Israel
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Israel?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Israel was 12,846 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 12,846 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,899 in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Israel ranks 84th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release