Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Israel

Israel: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 28,660 number in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
28,660 number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
35th
of 131 countries
All-time high
28,660 number
in 2009
All-time low
22,574 number
in 1999
Years of data
12
1998–2009

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Israel, 1998–2009

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200320091998: 22.8k number1999: 22.6k number2000: 23.0k number2001: 25.1k number2002: 26.1k number2003: 26.1k number2004: 26.5k number2005: 25.8k number2006: 26.1k number2007: 26.1k number2008: 27.6k number2009: 28.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Israel is 28,660 number, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Israel peaked at 28,660 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22,574 number, in 1999.

Israel ranks 35th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Israel, 1998 to 2009.
Year number Change
1998 22,771 number
1999 22,574 number -0.9%
2000 23,041 number +2.1%
2001 25,139 number +9.1%
2002 26,145 number +4.0%
2003 26,070 number -0.3%
2004 26,473 number +1.5%
2005 25,779 number -2.6%
2006 26,072 number +1.1%
2007 26,109 number +0.1%
2008 27,555 number +5.5%
2009 28,660 number +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22,672 number 22,574 number 22,771 number 2
2000s 26,104 number 23,041 number 28,660 number 10

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 32 Chile 31,852 number compare
  2. 33 Netherlands 30,272 number compare
  3. 34 Portugal 29,482 number compare
  4. 36 Ecuador 26,888 number compare
  5. 37 Hungary 26,249 number compare
  6. 38 Cuba 26,074 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Israel?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Israel was 28,660 number in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 28,660 number in 2009.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 22,574 number in 1999.
How does Israel rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Israel ranks 35th out of 131 countries with data for 2009.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.