Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 8,746 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
8,746 number
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
68th
of 131 countries
All-time high
8,746 number
in 2019
All-time low
1,120 number
in 2000
Years of data
23
1996–2019

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1996200720191996: 2.9k number1997: 3.4k number1999: 1.3k number2000: 1.1k number2001: 1.2k number2002: 1.6k number2003: 2.0k number2004: 2.0k number2005: 2.1k number2006: 2.5k number2007: 2.8k number2008: 3.0k number2009: 3.2k number2010: 3.5k number2011: 3.8k number2012: 3.9k number2013: 4.0k number2014: 4.1k number2015: 4.2k number2016: 4.3k number2017: 4.9k number2018: 8.1k number2019: 8.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Palestine, State of stood at 8,746 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 172.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 8,746 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,120 number, in 2000.

That places Palestine, State of 68th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Palestine, State of, 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 2,870 number
1997 3,401 number +18.5%
1999 1,297 number -61.9%
2000 1,120 number -13.6%
2001 1,250 number +11.6%
2002 1,557 number +24.6%
2003 2,002 number +28.6%
2004 1,956 number -2.3%
2005 2,110 number +7.9%
2006 2,498 number +18.4%
2007 2,835 number +13.5%
2008 3,011 number +6.2%
2009 3,216 number +6.8%
2010 3,461 number +7.6%
2011 3,771 number +9.0%
2012 3,937 number +4.4%
2013 4,042 number +2.7%
2014 4,068 number +0.6%
2015 4,185 number +2.9%
2016 4,284 number +2.4%
2017 4,872 number +13.7%
2018 8,077 number +65.8%
2019 8,746 number +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,523 number 1,297 number 3,401 number 3
2000s 2,156 number 1,120 number 3,216 number 10
2010s 4,944 number 3,461 number 8,746 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 65 New Zealand 11,623 number compare
  2. 66 Kuwait 10,882 number compare
  3. 67 Costa Rica 9,000 number compare
  4. 69 Madagascar 8,344 number compare
  5. 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,736 number compare
  6. 71 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,140 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Palestine, State of?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Palestine, State of was 8,746 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 8,746 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 1,120 number in 2000.
How does Palestine, State of rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 68th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 172.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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, 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
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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.