Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 8,537 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,537 number
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
95th
of 176 countries
All-time high
8,537 number
in 2019
All-time low
2,026 number
in 1996
Years of data
24
1996–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1996–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1996200720191996: 2.0k number1997: 2.4k number1998: 2.6k number1999: 3.2k number2000: 3.4k number2001: 3.7k number2002: 4.0k number2003: 4.0k number2004: 4.3k number2005: 4.5k number2006: 5.3k number2007: 5.5k number2008: 5.1k number2009: 5.5k number2010: 7.2k number2011: 7.9k number2012: 8.0k number2013: 8.1k number2014: 8.4k number2015: 8.5k number2016: 7.5k number2017: 8.2k number2018: 8.0k number2019: 8.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 8,537 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 8,537 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,026 number, in 1996.

Palestine, State of ranks 95th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 2,026 number
1997 2,443 number +20.6%
1998 2,634 number +7.8%
1999 3,238 number +22.9%
2000 3,390 number +4.7%
2001 3,667 number +8.2%
2002 4,045 number +10.3%
2003 4,009 number -0.9%
2004 4,338 number +8.2%
2005 4,526 number +4.3%
2006 5,277 number +16.6%
2007 5,530 number +4.8%
2008 5,074 number -8.2%
2009 5,466 number +7.7%
2010 7,232 number +32.3%
2011 7,911 number +9.4%
2012 8,018 number +1.4%
2013 8,146 number +1.6%
2014 8,378 number +2.8%
2015 8,455 number +0.9%
2016 7,540 number -10.8%
2017 8,156 number +8.2%
2018 7,975 number -2.2%
2019 8,537 number +7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,585 number 2,026 number 3,238 number 4
2000s 4,532 number 3,390 number 5,530 number 10
2010s 8,035 number 7,232 number 8,537 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 92 Albania 9,742 number compare
  2. 93 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8,761 number compare
  3. 94 Angola 8,660 number compare
  4. 96 Oman 8,120 number compare
  5. 97 Nepal 7,950 number compare
  6. 98 Cameroon 7,568 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 8,537 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 8,537 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 2,026 number in 1996.
How does Palestine, State of rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Palestine, State of ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.