Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 16,721 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16,721 number
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
72nd
of 134 countries
All-time high
16,721 number
in 2019
All-time low
2,887 number
in 2000
Years of data
23
1996–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of, 1996–2019

5.0k10.0k15.0k1996200720191996: 6.9k number1997: 8.0k number1999: 3.4k number2000: 2.9k number2001: 3.2k number2002: 3.2k number2003: 4.2k number2004: 4.1k number2005: 4.2k number2006: 5.5k number2007: 6.3k number2008: 6.7k number2009: 7.2k number2010: 7.5k number2011: 8.1k number2012: 8.4k number2013: 8.5k number2014: 8.5k number2015: 8.9k number2016: 9.3k number2017: 9.4k number2018: 15.4k number2019: 16.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of stood at 16,721 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 132.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of peaked at 16,721 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,887 number, in 2000.

Palestine, State of ranks 72nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Palestine, State of, 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 6,937 number
1997 7,950 number +14.6%
1999 3,420 number -57.0%
2000 2,887 number -15.6%
2001 3,177 number +10.0%
2002 3,240 number +2.0%
2003 4,180 number +29.0%
2004 4,060 number -2.9%
2005 4,229 number +4.2%
2006 5,460 number +29.1%
2007 6,300 number +15.4%
2008 6,693 number +6.2%
2009 7,208 number +7.7%
2010 7,460 number +3.5%
2011 8,125 number +8.9%
2012 8,382 number +3.2%
2013 8,487 number +1.3%
2014 8,541 number +0.6%
2015 8,898 number +4.2%
2016 9,315 number +4.7%
2017 9,353 number +0.4%
2018 15,442 number +65.1%
2019 16,721 number +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,102 number 3,420 number 7,950 number 3
2000s 4,743 number 2,887 number 7,208 number 10
2010s 10,072 number 7,460 number 16,721 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 69 Finland 19,350 number compare
  2. 70 New Zealand 19,105 number compare
  3. 71 Ethiopia 18,220 number compare
  4. 73 Slovakia 16,575 number compare
  5. 74 Costa Rica 15,560 number compare
  6. 75 Burundi 14,669 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of?
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Palestine, State of was 16,721 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 16,721 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 2,887 number in 2000.
How does Palestine, State of rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Palestine, State of ranks 72nd out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 132.0%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.