Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 262 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
262
World rank
22nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
1,198
in 2003
All-time low
262
in 2017
Years of data
6
2000–2017

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Palestine, State of, 2000–2017

2004006008001.0k1.2k2000200820172000: 1.2k2001: 1.1k2002: 8612003: 1.2k2007: 1.2k2017: 262

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Palestine, State of is 262, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 77.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Palestine, State of peaked at 1,198 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 262, in 2017.

That places Palestine, State of 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Palestine, State of, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 1,158
2001 1,093 -5.6%
2002 861 -21.2%
2003 1,198 +39.1%
2007 1,152 -3.8%
2017 262 -77.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,092 861 1,198 5
2010s 262 262 262 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Palestine, State of?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Palestine, State of was 262 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 1,198 in 2003.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 262 in 2017.
How does Palestine, State of rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Palestine, State of ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 290 data points, 2000–2020
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